''Acidosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

. ''Acidosasa'' is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin ''acidum'' ("sour") and ''

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'' (another bamboo genus), referring to its edible shoots. Young shoots of the plants are preserved by the local population. ;SpeciesThe Plant List search for ''Acidosasa''
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Indosasa ''Indosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. The species are native to China and Indochina (Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປ� ...

Oligostachyum ''Oligostachyum'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to coastal China. The genus is sometimes considered a synonym of '' Arundinaria''. ;Species ;Formerly included see '' Pseudosasa'' * ''Oligostachyum orthotropoides – Pse ...

Pleioblastus Pseudosasa''

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Bambusoideae Grasses of Asia Flora of Vietnam Grasses of China Bambusoideae genera {{bamboo-stub

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