Rhipidocladum
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| Rhipidocladum | |
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| Rhipidocladum bartlettii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arthrostylidiinae |
| Genus: | Rhipidocladum McClure |
| Type species | |
| Rhipidocladum harmonicum (Parodi) McClure[1] | |
Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family.[2][1] It is found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by having erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and by having true caryopses as fruit. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".[3]