Bambusa

See also: bambusa

Translingual

Etymology

A New Latin formation, from Malay bambu.

Proper noun

Bambusa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – large, woody, clumping bamboos.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Bambusoideae - subfamily; Bambuseae - tribe; Bambusinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bambusa bambos (giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo) - type species; Bambusa arnhemica, Bambusa balcooa, Bambusa blumeana (spiny bamboo, thorny bamboo), Bambusa chungii, Bambusa cornuta, Bambusa lako, Bambusa longispiculata, Bambusa oldhamii (giant timber bamboo), Bambusa pellida, Bambusa tulda (Bengal bamboo, spineless Indian bamboo), Bambusa ventricosa (Buddha belly bamboo), Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo) - selected species; for others, see, for example Bambusa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Bambusa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bambusa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bambusa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bambusa at USDA Plants database
• Bambusa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bambusa at the Catalogue of Life 
• Bambusa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Bambusa at The Plant List