Sirochloa

Summary

Sirochloa is a genus of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3]

Sirochloa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Hickeliinae
Genus: Sirochloa
S.Dransf.
Species:
S. parvifolia
Binomial name
Sirochloa parvifolia
(Munro) S.Dransf.
Synonyms[1]
  • Schizostachyum parvifolium Munro
  • Schizostachyum bosseri A.Camus
Species

There is only one known species, Sirochloa parvifolia, found in Madagascar and in nearby Comoros and Mayotte.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Dransfield, S. 2002. Sirochloa, a new bamboo genus from Madagascar (Poaceae-Bambusoideae). Kew Bulletin 57(4): 963–970.
  3. ^ Tropicos, Sirochloa parvifolia (Munro) S. Dransf.