Weeping bamboo | |
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Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea aztecorum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Guaduinae |
Genus: | Otatea (McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr. |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Otatea, called weeping bamboo, is a genus of clumping bamboos in the grass family, native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. [2] [3] [4]
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