genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of about 35
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the grass family ( Poaceae), native to China,
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
bamboos normally up to in height, initially forming clumps and then spreading to form larger thickets. They have thick, glossy leaves. ''Ruo leaves'' use to wrap foods like rice during
dragon boat festival
The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar.
Names
The Eng ...
, originate in fujian refer to ''Indocalamus longiauritus' originally but now are nonspecific to just about any leaf wrap.
Some species were formerly included in '' Sasa'' and '' Sasamorpha''.
''Indocalamus latifolius'', ''I. solidus'' and ''I. tessellatus'' are found in cultivation in temperate regions, being very hardly down to .
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Acidosasa
''Acidosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.
''Acidosasa'' is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin ''acidum'' ("sour") and '' Sasa'' (another bamboo genus), referring t ...
Arundinaria
''Arundinaria'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family the members of which are referred to generally as cane. ''Arundinaria'' is the only bamboo native to south and southeastern North America, with a native range from Maryland south to Florid ...
Bashania
''Bashania'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family, native to China and Vietnam.
;Species
# '' Bashania abietina'' T.P.Yi & L.Yang – Sichuan
# '' Bashania fansipanensis'' T.Q.Nguyen – Vietnam
# '' Bashania fargesii'' (E.G.Ca ...
Fargesia
''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umb ...
Yushania
''Yushania'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family.
Recent classification systems place ''Yushania'' in the tribe Arundinarieae.
The species of ''Yushania'' are evergreen, spreading, thornless bamboos native to Himalayan, African, C ...