Schizostachyum glaucifolium
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Schizostachyum glaucifolium, common name Polynesian ohe, is a species of bamboo
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to the Marquesas Islands
and Society Islands
in Tahiti, as well as the Southwestern Pacific in American Samoa
and Fiji
.
It is cultivated in the United States, and grows in the wild in Hawaii.
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
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Distribution
This species is native to the South-Central Pacific, from French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
to the Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W...
and Society Islands
Society Islands
The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is generally believed to have been named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands;...
in Tahiti, as well as the Southwestern Pacific in American Samoa
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
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It is cultivated in the United States, and grows in the wild in Hawaii.
Further reading
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
- Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
- Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.