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bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

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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 ...

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Atractantha amazonica ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # '' Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''A ...

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Atractantha aureolanata ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # ''Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''At ...

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Atractantha cardinalis ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # ''Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''At ...

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Atractantha falcata ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # '' Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''A ...

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Atractantha radiata ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # ''Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''At ...

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Atractantha shepherdiana ''Atractantha'' is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ;Species # ''Atractantha amazonica'' Judz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia # ''At ...

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3751960 Bambusoideae Bambusoideae genera Flora of South America Taxa named by Floyd Alonzo McClure

See also

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