Otatea
| weeping bamboo | |
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| Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea aztecorum) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Guaduinae |
| Genus: |
Otatea (McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr. |
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Otatea, called weeping bamboo, is a genus of clumping bamboos in the grass family, native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.
The name derives from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "otatl," meaning "bamboo".
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