Olmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.[1][2]
Olmeca | |
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Olmeca recta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Guaduinae |
Genus: | Olmeca Soderstr. 1982 |
Type species | |
Olmeca reflexa Soderstr. 1982
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Olmeca is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.[3]
The genus is named for the Olmec peoples of southern Mexico, who thrived in southern Mexico in the first millennium BCE.[2][4]