Schizostachyum
| Schizostachyum | |
|---|---|
| ʻOhe (Schizostachyum glaucifolium) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Melocanninae |
| Genus: | Schizostachyum Nees |
| Type species | |
| Schizostachyum blumei | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schizostachyum is a tall or shrub-like tropical genus of bamboo. They are natives mostly of tropical Asia and Papuasia, with a few species in Madagascar and on certain islands in the Pacific. A few have become naturalized in other tropical regions.