Davidsea
| Davidsea attenuata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Melocanninae |
| Genus: | Davidsea Soderstr. & R.P.Ellis |
| Species: | D. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Davidsea attenuata (Thwaites) Soderstr. & R.P.Ellis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Davidsea attenuata is a Sri Lankan species of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]
Davidsea attenuata is only known species of the genus Davidsea.[1] The people of its natural range in Sri Lanka use the leaves to weave baskets.
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Soderstrom, Thomas Robert & Ellis, Roger P. 1988. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 72: 59
- ↑ Tropicos, Davidsea Soderstr. & R.P. Ellis
- ↑ Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta
- ↑ Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 375-376 as Bambusa attenuata; descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
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