Acidosasa is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.[4][5][6]
| Acidosasa | |
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| Acidosasa notata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Acidosasa Chu & Chao ex Keng f. 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Acidosasa chinensis | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Acidosasa is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin acidum ("sour") and Sasa (another bamboo genus), referring to its edible shoots. Young shoots of the plants are preserved by the local population.[7]
- Acidosasa breviclavata – Guangdong
- Acidosasa brilletii – Vietnam
- Acidosasa chienouensis – Fujian, Hunan
- Acidosasa chinensis – Guangdong
- Acidosasa edulis – Fujian
- Acidosasa guangxiensis – Guangxi
- Acidosasa lingchuanensis – Guangxi
- Acidosasa nanunica – Chongqing, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
- Acidosasa notata – Fujian, Jiangxi
- Acidosasa purpurea – Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan
- Acidosasa venusta – Guangdong
- formerly included[1]
see Indosasa Oligostachyum Pleioblastus Pseudosasa
- Acidosasa bilamina – Oligostachyum spongiosum
- Acidosasa denigrata – Pseudosasa hindsii
- Acidosasa gigantea – Indosasa gigantea
- Acidosasa heterolodicula – Oligostachyum scabriflorum
- Acidosasa lentiginosa – Pleioblastus maculatus
- Acidosasa macula – Oligostachyum scabriflorum
- Acidosasa paucifolia – Pseudosasa pubiflora
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Acidosasa C.D. Chu & C.S. Chao
- ^ Chu, Cheng-De & Chao, Chi Son. 1979. Journal of Nanjing Technological College of Forest Products 1979: 142
- ^ Chu, Cheng-De & Chao, Chi Son ex Keng, Pai Chieh. 1982. Journal of Bamboo Research 1(2): 31
- ^ Tropicos, Acidosasa C.D. Chu & C.S. Chao ex Keng f.
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 106 酸竹属 suan zhu shu Acidosasa C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao ex P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 1(2): 31. 1982
- ^ The Plant List search for Acidosasa
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