Cephalostachyum viguieri
Encyclopedia
Cephalostachyum viguieri is a plant in the grass
family in the subfamily Bambusoideae
(bamboo). It is native to Madagascar
, where it was collected by René Viguier (1880–1931) for whom it was named.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family in the subfamily Bambusoideae
Bambusoideae
The Bambusoideae is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae, and is characterized by having 3 stigmas and are mostly tree-like. However, there are uncertainties at practically every taxonomic level within the Bambusoideae, and different types of data often result in support for differing...
(bamboo). It is native to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, where it was collected by René Viguier (1880–1931) for whom it was named.
Selected reading
- Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world: annotated nomenclature and literature of the species and the higher and lower taxa., Elsevier Science B.V. ISBN 0-444-50020-0