- Otatea
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Otatea Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Guaduinae Genus: Otatea
(McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr.Species - Otatea acuminata
- Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata
- Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum - Mexican weeping bamboo
- Otatea fimbriata
- Otatea glauca
Otatea is a genus of clumping bamboos found from Central Mexico to Central America. The name derives from the nahuatl otatl, meaning "bamboo". The genus comprises 3 species, of which the best-known is of the Mexican weeping bamboo.
Categories:- Bamboo genera
- Otatea acuminata
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