Ravenochloa

Ravenochloa is a genus of bamboo. It includes a single species, Ravenochloa wilsonii, which is native to Guizhou, Hubei, and Chongqing in south-central China.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Ravenochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Arundinarieae
Subtribe:	Arundinariinae
Genus:	Ravenochloa D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang
Species:	R. wilsonii
Binomial name
Ravenochloa wilsonii (Rendle) D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang
Synonyms[1]
Arundinaria wilsonii Rendle (1904) (basionym) Indocalamus nubigenus (Keng f.) T.P.Yi ex H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang Indocalamus shimenensis B.M.Yang Indocalamus wilsonii (Rendle) C.S.Chao & C.D.Chu Sasa nubigena Keng f. Sasamorpha nubigena (Keng f.) Keng f.

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The genus is named in honor of Peter H. Raven, an American botanist and environmentalist who served as foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co- Editor-in-Chief of the Flora of China.^[2]