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''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 ...
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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 {{Bamboo-stub