Schizostachyum glaucifolium
| Schizostachyum glaucifolium | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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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 2 3 John H. Wiersema. "Schizostachyum glaucifolium information from NPGS/GRIN". Ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ John H. Wiersema. "Bambusa glaucifolia information from NPGS/GRIN". Ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- 1 2 "PLANTS Profile for Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Polynesian 'ohe) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
Further reading
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
- Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
- Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.
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