Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family).[2][1] It found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by 1) erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, 2) numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and 3) fruits being true caryopses. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".[3]
Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family). It found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by 1) erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, 2) numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and 3) fruits being true caryopses. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".
Species Rhipidocladum abregoensis - Colombia (Norte de Santander) Rhipidocladum ampliflorum - Venezuela Rhipidocladum angustiflorum - Colombia, Venezuela Rhipidocladum bartlettii - Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Rhipidocladum clarkiae - Costa Rica Rhipidocladum harmonicum - from southern Mexico to Bolivia Rhipidocladum martinezii - Mexico (Chiapas) Rhipidocladum maxonii - Costa Rica, Guyana Rhipidocladum neumannii - Argentina (Salta, Tucumán), Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija) Rhipidocladum pacuarense - Nicaragua, Costa Rica Rhipidocladum panamense - Panamá Rhipidocladum parviflorum - Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Bolivia, Brazil, Panamá Rhipidocladum pittieri - from Mexico (Michoacán) to Panamá Rhipidocladum prestoei - Trinidad Rhipidocladum racemiflorum - Mexico from Tucumán to Tamaulipas Rhipidocladum sibilans - Venezuela, Guyana Formerly included Rhipidocladum geminatum - Didymogonyx geminatum Rhipidocladum longispiculatum - Didymogonyx longispiculatum Rhipidocladum verticillatum - Actinocladum verticillatum
