Sirochloa

Sirochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Sirochloa
S.Dransf.
Binomial name
Sirochloa parvifolia
(Munro) S.Dransf.
Synonyms[1]

Sirochloa is a genus of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3]

Species

There is only one known species, Sirochloa parvifolia, found in Madagascar and in nearby Comoros and Mayotte.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Dransfield, S. 2002. Sirochloa, a new bamboo genus from Madagascar (Poaceae-Bambusoideae). Kew Bulletin 57(4): 963–970.
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Sirochloa parvifolia (Munro) S. Dransf.
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