Schizostachyum

Schizostachyum
ʻOhe (Scizostachyum glaucifolium)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Schizostachyum
Nees
Species
  • Schizostachyum aciculare
  • Schizostachyum glaucifolium
  • Schizostachyum hantu
  • Schizostachyum jaculans
  • Schizostachyum lima
  • Schizostachyum pilosum
  • Schizostachyum zollingeri
  • etc.

Schizostachyum is a tall or shrub-like tropical genus of bamboo. The genus name comes from Greek schistos ("cleft") and stachys ("spike"), referring to the spacing of spikelets.

These are clumping, and sometimes climbing bamboos. The genus has about 35 species found in East Asia.

Taxonomy

The following species have been excluded from this genus:

Some also include the genus Leptocanna in this genus.