Otatea
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| Otatea | |
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| Mexican weeping bamboo (Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum | |
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| 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 is a genus of clumping bamboos found from Central Mexico to Central America. The name derives from the nahuatl otatl, meaning "bamboo". The genus comprises 3 species, of which the best-known is of the Mexican weeping bamboo.
