The Bambusinae are a
subtribe
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plant ...
of
bamboo (
tribe Bambuseae
The Bambuseae are the most diverse tribe of bamboos in the grass family (Poaceae). They consist of woody species from tropical regions, including some giant bamboos. Their sister group are the small herbaceous bamboos from the tropics in tribe Ol ...
of the
family Poaceae
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 an ...
). It comprises 17 genera.
Genera
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Bambusa''
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Bonia
''Bonia'' is a genus of Chinese and Vietnamese bamboos in the grass family.
;Species
* ''Bonia amplexicaulis'' (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Guangxi
* ''Bonia levigata'' (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Hainan
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Cochinchinochloa
''Cochinchinochloa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal g ...
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Dendrocalamus''
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Fimbribambusa
''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
The ...
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Gigantochloa''
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Laobambos''
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Maclurochloa
The Bambusinae are a subtribe of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae). It comprises 17 genera.
Genera
*''Bambusa''
*''Bonia''
*''Cochinchinochloa''
*''Dendrocalamus''
*''Fimbribambusa''
*''Gigantochloa''
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Melocalamus
''Melocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family. It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.
;Species
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see ''Dinochloa
''Dinochloa'' is a gen ...
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Neomicrocalamus
''Neomicrocalamus'' is an Asian genus of bamboo in the grass family.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''Neomicrocalamus andropogonifolius'' (Griff.) Stapleton – Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
* ''Neomicrocalamus dongvanensis'' T ...
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Oreobambos
''Oreobambos buchwaldii'' is the sole representative of ''Oreobambos'', a monotypic African genus of bamboo, most closely related to the large genus ''Bambusa'' from tropical Asia and America. It is large and perennial with arching stems up to 20 ...
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Oxytenanthera
''Oxytenanthera'' is a genus of African bamboo. Bamboos are members of the grass family Poaceae.
The only recognized species in this genus is ''Oxytenanthera abyssinica''. This species is found widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In ...
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Phuphanochloa
''Phuphanochloa'' is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, ves ...
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Pseudobambusa''
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Pseudoxytenanthera
''Pseudoxytenanthera'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family native to India, Sri Lanka, and Indochina.
;Species
# '' Pseudoxytenanthera bourdillonii'' (Gamble) H.B.Naithani – India
# '' Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha'' (Thwaites) So ...
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Soejatmia
''Soejatmia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It just contains one species, ''Soejatmia ridleyi'' (Gamble) K.M.Wong
Its native range is from the peninsula of Thailand to Malaya.
The genus name of ''Soe ...
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Thyrsostachys
''Thyrsostachys'' is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family.
;Species
# ''Thyrsostachys oliveri'' Gamble - edible-seeded bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand; naturalised in Assam + Bangladesh
# ''Thyrsostachys siame ...
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Vietnamosasa
''Vietnamosasa'' is a genus of Indochinese bamboo in the grass family.
;Species
# ''Vietnamosasa ciliata'' (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen – Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
# ''Vietnamosasa darlacensis'' T.Q.Nguyen – Vietnam
# ''Vietnamosasa pusilla'' (A.Chev. ...
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Yersinochloa
''Yersinochloa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Its native range is Vietnam.
Species:
* ''Yersinochloa dalatensis
''Yersinochloa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae
Poaceae ...
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References
Bambusoideae
Plant subtribes
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