Ravenochloa

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Ravenochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Arundinarieae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Ravenochloa
D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang
Species:
R. wilsonii
Binomial name
Ravenochloa wilsonii
(Rendle) D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang
Synonyms [1]
  • Arundinaria wilsoniiRendle (1904) (basionym)
  • Indocalamus nubigenus(Keng f.) T.P.Yi ex H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang
  • Indocalamus shimenensisB.M.Yang
  • Indocalamus wilsonii(Rendle) C.S.Chao & C.D.Chu
  • Sasa nubigenaKeng f.
  • Sasamorpha nubigena(Keng f.) Keng f.

Ravenochloa is a genus of bamboo. It includes a single species, Ravenochloa wilsonii, which is native to Guizhou, Hubei, and Chongqing in south-central China. [1]

The genus is named in honor of Peter H. Raven, an American botanist and environmentalist who served as foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co- Editor-in-Chief of the Flora of China . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ravenochloa wilsonii (Rendle) D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ravenochloa". International Plant Names Index . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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