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Otatea acuminata

(Munro) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr. (1980)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Otatea

Mexican weeping bamboo

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Vegetative Reproduction

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 44: 21 (1980)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Otatea acuminata 47-532 Pulama Rd., Kaneohe Preserved_Specimen bamboo to 8 m Annable, C.R. 3777 Oahu BISH 1998-01-29
2 Otatea acuminata Koloa District; Kalaheo, Olu Pua Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Spreading bamboo with canes to 18' high though most shorter stems becoming glaucous as they near the tip; lvs dark dull green; spikelets glossy whitish-green. Flynn, T.W. 5820 Kauai BISH 1995-07-27
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