Borinda

Borinda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Borinda
Stapleton
Species
  • Borinda albocerea
  • Borinda angustissima
  • Borinda boliana – giant blue bamboo
  • Borinda contracta
  • Borinda fungosa – Burgundy-red-culmed borinda
  • Borinda lushiensis
  • Borinda macclureana
  • Borinda nujiangensis
  • Borinda papyrifera
  • Borinda utilis
  • etc.

Borinda is a genus of clumping bamboos erected in 1994 by Stapleton and previously included in the genera Fargesia and Yushania.[1] They have been recognized to present different flowers and shorter rhizomes than Yushanias.

Comprising eight genera, Borinda is only found in the Himalaya areas of Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan of China or in Bhutan. They are highly ornamental plants.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.