Rhipidocladum
| Rhipidocladum | |
|---|---|
| Rhipidocladum bartlettii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arthrostylidiinae |
| Genus: | Rhipidocladum McClure |
| Type species | |
| Rhipidocladum harmonicum (Parodi) McClure[1]
| |
Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family.[2][1] It is found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by having erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and by having true caryopses as fruit. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".[3]
Species
22 species are accepted.[4][5][6]
- Rhipidocladum abregoense Londoño & L.G.Clark – Colombia (Norte de Santander)
- Rhipidocladum ampliflorum (McClure) McClure – Venezuela
- Rhipidocladum angustiflorum (Stapf) McClure – Colombia, Venezuela
- Rhipidocladum arenicola C.D.Tyrrell & L.G.Clark – Peru
- Rhipidocladum barbinode Ruiz-Sanchez, C.D.Tyrrell & Vigosa – Mexico (Nayarit to Guerrero)
- Rhipidocladum bartlettii (McClure) McClure – Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
- Rhipidocladum clarkiae R.W.Pohl – Costa Rica
- Rhipidocladum cordatum C.D.Tyrrell & L.G.Clark – Ecuador
- Rhipidocladum harmonicum (Parodi) McClure – from southern Mexico to Bolivia
- Rhipidocladum martinezii Davidse & R.W.Pohl – Mexico (Chiapas)
- Rhipidocladum maxonii (Hitchc.) McClure – Costa Rica, Guyana
- Rhipidocladum neumannii Sulekic, Rúgolo & L.G.Clark – Argentina (Salta, Tucumán), Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
- Rhipidocladum pacuarense R.W.Pohl – Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Rhipidocladum panamense R.W.Pohl – Panamá
- Rhipidocladum parviflorum (Trin.) McClure – Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Bolivia, Brazil, Panamá
- Rhipidocladum pittieri (Hack.) McClure – from Mexico (Michoacán) to Panamá
- Rhipidocladum prestoei (Munro) McClure – Trinidad
- Rhipidocladum racemiflorum (Steud.) McClure – Mexico from Tucumán to Tamaulipas
- Rhipidocladum rubrofimbriatum C.D.Tyrrell, L.G.Clark & Judz. – Venezuela
- Rhipidocladum sibilans Davidse, Judz. & L.G.Clark – Venezuela, Guyana
- Rhipidocladum singuliflorum Ruiz-Sanchez & C.D.Tyrrell – Mexico (Jalisco)
- Rhipidocladum zoqueorum Ruiz-Sanchez, C.D.Tyrrell & Sosa – Mexico (Chiapas)
Formerly included
See Actinocladum and Didymogonyx[7]
- Rhipidocladum geminatum = Didymogonyx geminatum
- Rhipidocladum longispiculatum = Didymogonyx longispiculatum
- Rhipidocladum verticillatum = Actinocladum verticillatum
References
- ^ a b Tropicos, Rhipidocladum McClure
- ^ McClure, Floyd Alonzo. 1973. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 9: 101, f. 42
- ^ McClure, F.A. 1973. Genera of bamboos native to the New World (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 9: 1--148.
- ^ "Rhipidocladum McClure". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Filgueiras, T. S. & A. P. Santos-Gonçalves. 2004. A checklist of the basal grasses and bamboos in Brazil (Poaceae). Journal of the American Bamboo Society 18(1): 7–18
- ^ Pohl, R. W. & G. Davidse. 1994. 9. Rhipidocladum McClure. 6: 199–201. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families