Otatea acuminata

Otatea acuminata

Otatea acuminata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Guaduinae
Genus: Otatea
Species: Otatea acuminata

Name

Otatea acuminata (Munro) C.E.Calderon & Soderstr., 1980

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arundinaria acuminata Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 25 (1868).
• Homotypic
  • Yushania acuminata (Munro) McClure, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 9: 119 (1973).
• Heterotypic
  • Yushania aztecorum McClure & E.W.Sm., Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 9: 116 (1973).
  • Otatea aztecorum (McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr., Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 44: 21 (1980).
  • Otatea acuminata subsp. aztecorum (McClure & E.W.Sm.) R.Guzmán, M.C.Anaya C. & Santana Mich., Bol. Inst. Bot. Univ. Guadalajara 5(10): 8 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Central America El Salvador, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Costa Rica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Calderón, C.E. & Soderstrom, T.R. (1980) Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 44: 21.

Additional references

• WCVP . Otatea acuminata in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 25 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. . Otatea acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August-25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Otatea acuminata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Otatea acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Otatea acuminata. Published online. Accessed: August 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Otatea acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican weeping bamboo
español: Otate

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