weeping bamboo | |
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Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea aztecorum) |
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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. |
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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".