''Raddiella vanessiae'' is a species of

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 ...

. It is endemic to the Lambert Savanna of

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

. It is named after its discoverer, Vanessa Hequet, who found it in May 2001. It is believed to be the smallest of all bamboo species, with a height of only 2 cm.

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Bambusoideae {{bamboo-stub