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 ...
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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 ...
Colanthelia
''Colanthelia'' is a genus of South American bamboo in the grass family, native to southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
;SpeciesSmith, L.B., D. C. Wasshausen & R.M. Klein. 1981. Gramíneas. Gêneros: 1. Bambusa até 44. Chloris. 1(GRAM): ...
Olmeca
''Olmeca'' is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
''Olmeca'' is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.
The genus is named for the Olmec peoples of ...
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* ''Aulonemia cingulata -
Colanthelia cingulata
''Colanthelia'' is a genus of South American bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family, native to southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
;SpeciesSmith, L.B., D. C. Wasshausen & R.M. Klein. 1981. Gramíneas. Gêneros: 1. Bambusa até 44. Chloris. ...
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* ''Aulonemia clarkiae -
Olmeca clarkiae
''Olmeca'' is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
''Olmeca'' is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.
The genus is named for the Olmec peoples of ...
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* ''Aulonemia fulgor -
Olmeca fulgor
''Olmeca'' is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
''Olmeca'' is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.
The genus is named for the Olmec peoples of ...
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* ''Aulonemia intermedia -
Colanthelia intermedia
''Colanthelia'' is a genus of South American bamboo in the grass family, native to southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
;SpeciesSmith, L.B., D. C. Wasshausen & R.M. Klein. 1981. Gramíneas. Gêneros: 1. Bambusa até 44. Chloris. 1(GRAM): ...
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* ''Aulonemia lanciflora -
Colanthelia lanciflora
''Colanthelia'' is a genus of South American bamboo in the grass family, native to southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
;SpeciesSmith, L.B., D. C. Wasshausen & R.M. Klein. 1981. Gramíneas. Gêneros: 1. Bambusa até 44. Chloris. 1(GRAM): ...
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See also
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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 ...