Oxytenanthera

Oxytenanthera
Oxytenanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Genus: Oxytenanthera
Munro
Selected Species
  • Oxytenanthera abyssinica
  • Oxytenanthera braunii

Oxytenanthera is a genus of bamboo.[1]

The Asiatic species of the genus Oxytenanthera have been brought into synonymy with either Dendrocalamus or Gigantochloa by Holttum (1956)[2]; however, molecular studies show species of Oxytenanthera quite distinct from Dendrocalamus spp. (for example, Pattanaik and Hall, 2009).

Oxytenanthera abyssinica is the most common lowland bamboo in eastern and central Africa, also called savannah bamboo.[3]

Oxytenanthera braunii is a common species in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania in Iringa, Mbeya and Ruvuma Regions [4] that is being used for tapping its juice that is fermented for the production of a local wine.

References

  1. ^ Ohrnberger, D. (1999). The Bamboos of the World. Elsevier Science. pp. 596. ISBN 978-0444500205. 
  2. ^ Das, M., Bhattacharya, S., Singh, P., Filgueiras, T.S. and Pal, A. 2008. Bamboo taxonomy and diversity in the era of molecular markers. Advances in Botanical Research 47:225-268.
  3. ^ Janzen, D.H. 1976. Why bamboos wait so long to flower. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 7:347-391.
  4. ^ Mhando Leonardo (n.d.)

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