Neurolepis

Neurolepis
Grove of Neurolepis Bamboo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Chusqueinae
Genus:	Neurolepis Meisn.
Species
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Neurolepis is a genus of bamboo. It has several species, found in South America (from Venezuela to Peru). It is one of two genera in the subtribe Chusqueinae, the other being Chusquea; unlike that genus the stems of Neurolepis are hollow, like other bamboos. Many of the species are running, rather than clumping, bamboos, and are found cascading down hillsides.

Selected species

• Neurolepis aperta
• Neurolepis aristata
• Neurolepis asymmetrica
• Neurolepis diversiglumis
• Neurolepis elata
• Neurolepis glomerata
• Neurolepis laegaardii
• Neurolepis mollis
• Neurolepis nana
• Neurolepis petiolata
• Neurolepis rigida
• Neurolepis silverstonei
• Neurolepis villosa
• Neurolepis virgata

References

• World Grass Species – Descriptions. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Search page.

Synonyms include Planotia and Platonia.