Rhipidocladum

Rhipidocladum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Supertribe:	Bambusodae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Arthrostylidiinae
Genus:	Rhipidocladum McClure
Species
Rhipidocladum abregoensis Rhipidocladum ampliflorum Rhipidocladum angustiflorum Rhipidocladum bartlettii Rhipidocladum clarkiae Rhipidocladum geminatum Rhipidocladum harmonicum Rhipidocladum longispiculatum Rhipidocladum martinezii Rhipidocladum maxonii Rhipidocladum neumannii Rhipidocladum pacuarense Rhipidocladum panamense Rhipidocladum parviflorum Rhipidocladum pittieri Rhipidocladum prestoei Rhipidocladum racemiflorum Rhipidocladum sibilans

Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo (subfamily Bambusoideae of the family Poaceae). It comprises 18 species, found in Central and South America. The genus is characterized by 1) erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, 2) numerous branchlets arising in an apsidate (fan-like) array, and 3) fruits being true caryopses. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch" .