Holttumochloa

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Holttumochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Holttumochloinae
Genus: Holttumochloa
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Holttumochloa is a genus of Malaysian bamboos in the grass family native to the hill forests of Peninsular Malaysia. It is sometimes included in the genus Bambusa . [1] [2]

The genus name of Holttumochloa is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum (1895–1990), who was an English botanist and author. [3]

Species [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Wong, K. M. 1993. Four new genera of bamboos (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Malesia. Kew Bulletin 48(3): 517–532
  2. Dransfield, S. & E. A. Widjaja. 1995. Bamboos. Plant Resources of South-East Asia 7: 1–191
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. The Plant List search for Holttumochloa
  6. Bulu Perindu Resources