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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species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the grass family (
Poaceae
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 cultivate ...
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, Hainan,
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 ...
, and
Laos
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. They are quite small
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
bamboos normally up to in height, initially forming clumps and then spreading to form larger thickets. They have thick, glossy leaves. ''Ruo leaves'' use to wrap foods like rice during
dragon boat festival
The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節, first=t, p=Duānwǔ jié, cy=Dyūnńgh jit) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or earl ...
, originate in fujian refer to ''Indocalamus longiauritus' originally but now are nonspecific to just about any leaf wrap.
Some species were formerly included in '' Sasa'' and ''
Sasamorpha
''Sasamorpha'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.Miyabe, Kingo. 1930. Flora of Hokkaido and Saghalien, 2: 180, Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University, Sapporo, v. 26, pt. 1–4
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''Indocalamus latifolius'', ''I. solidus'' and ''I. tessellatus'' are found in cultivation in temperate regions, being very hardy down to .
Acidosasa
''Acidosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.
''Acidosasa'' is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin ''acidum'' ("sour") and '' Sasa'' (another bamboo genus), referring t ...
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Ampelocalamus
''Ampelocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family. It is found mostly in Southern China, with some species in the eastern Himalayas and northern Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indo ...
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Arundinaria
''Arundinaria'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family, the members of which are referred to generally as cane. ''Arundinaria'' is the only bamboo native to North America, with a native range from Maryland south to Florida and west to the south ...
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Bashania
''Bashania'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family, native to China and Vietnam.
;Species
# ''Bashania abietina'' T.P.Yi & L.Yang – Sichuan
# ''Bashania fansipanensis'' T.Q.Nguyen – Vietnam
# ''Bashania fargesii'' ( ...
Fargesia
''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Poaceae, grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names inclu ...
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Pleioblastus
''Pleioblastus'' is an East Asian genus of monopodial bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. They are native to China and Japan, and naturalized in scattered places in Korea, Europe, New Zealand, and the Western Hemisphere.
The plant spreads by vi ...
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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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Ravenochloa
''Ravenochloa'' is a genus of bamboo. It includes a single species, ''Ravenochloa wilsonii'', which is native to Guizhou, Hubei, and Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered m ...
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Sinobambusa
''Sinobambusa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is native to China and ...
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Yushania
''Yushania'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family.
Recent classification systems place ''Yushania'' in the tribe Arundinarieae.
The species of ''Yushania'' are evergreen, spreading, thornless bamboos native to Himalayan, African, Chines ...