Otatea

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Otatea
Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum
Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Guaduinae
Genus: Otatea
(McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr.
Species

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.

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