''Glaziophyton'' is a Brazilian
genus of
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but ...
in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
.
Species
The only known species is ''Glaziophyton mirabile,'' native to the State of
Rio de Janeiro in southeastern
Brazil.
Judziewicz, E. J. 2000. ''Glaziophyton''. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39: 58
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References
Bambusoideae
Endemic flora of Brazil
Grasses of Brazil
Flora of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Bambusoideae genera
Monotypic Poaceae genera
Taxa named by Adrien René Franchet
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