Schizostachyum glaucifolium

Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Shibataeinae
Genus: Schizostachyum
Species: S. glaucifolium
Binomial name
Schizostachyum glaucifolium
(Rupr.) Munro[1]
Synonyms

Bambusa glaucifolia Rupr.[2]

Schizostachyum glaucifolium, common name Polynesian ʻohe,[3] is a species of bamboo.[1]

Distribution

This species is native to the South-Central Pacific, from French Polynesia to the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands in Tahiti, as well as the Southwestern Pacific in American Samoa and Fiji.

It is cultivated in the United States,[1] and grows in the wild in Hawaii.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 John H. Wiersema. "Schizostachyum glaucifolium information from NPGS/GRIN". Ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  2. John H. Wiersema. "Bambusa glaucifolia information from NPGS/GRIN". Ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "PLANTS Profile for Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Polynesian 'ohe) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

Further reading

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