''Acidosasa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
East Asia
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n
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...
in the
grass family
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
.
''Acidosasa'' is found primarily in
Southern China
Northern China () and Southern China () are two approximate regions that display certain differences in terms of their geography, demographics, economy, and culture.
Extent
The Qinling–Daba Mountains serve as the transition zone between ...
, with 1 species in
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
. Its name is formed from
Latin
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''acidum'' ("sour") and ''
Sasa'' (another bamboo genus), referring to its edible shoots. Young shoots of the plants are preserved by the local population.
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;formerly included[
see '']Indosasa
''Indosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. The species are native to China and Indochina (Laos and Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland ...
Oligostachyum Pleioblastus Pseudosasa
''Pseudosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family.
These species are small to medium running plants, usually with one branch at a node. Its name comes from its resemblance to the genus ''Sasa (plant), Sasa''. The specie ...
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See also
*List of Poaceae genera
Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ...
References
Grasses of Asia
Flora of Vietnam
Grasses of China
Bambusoideae genera
Bambusoideae
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