''Alvimia'' is a Brazilian
genus
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of
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 ...
in the
grass family
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. It is native to the eastern coastal regions of the State of
Bahia
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in eastern
Brazil
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.
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# ''Alvimia auriculata
''Alvimia'' is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is native to the eastern coastal regions of the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
;Species
# '' Alvimia auriculata'' Soderstr. & Londoño
# ''Alvimia gracilis'' Soderstr. & Lon ...
'' Soderstr. & Londoño
# ''Alvimia gracilis
''Alvimia'' is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family. It is native to the eastern coastal regions of the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
;Species
# ''Alvimia auriculata'' Soderstr. & Londoño
# ''Alvimia gracilis'' Soderst ...
'' Soderstr. & Londoño
# ''Alvimia lancifolia
''Alvimia'' is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is native to the eastern coastal regions of the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
;Species
# ''Alvimia auriculata'' Soderstr. & Londoño
# ''Alvimia gracilis'' Soderstr. & Lond ...
'' Soderstr. & Londoño
See also
*List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ...
References
Bambusoideae genera
Endemic flora of Brazil
Grasses of Brazil
Flora of Bahia
Bambusoideae
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