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Otatea

weeping bamboo
Otatea acuminata whole.jpg
Mexican weeping bamboo
(Otatea aztecorum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Guaduinae
Genus: Otatea
(McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr.
Synonyms
  • Yushania subgenus Otatea McClure & E.W.Sm.

Otatea, called weeping bamboo, is a genus of clumping bamboos in the grass family, native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

The name derives from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "otatl," meaning "bamboo".


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