Oldeania alpina

Oldeania alpina
Bamboo on Mount Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oldeania
Species:
O. alpina
Binomial name
Oldeania alpina
(K. Schum.) Stapleton
Native range of Oldeania alpina
Synonyms

Arundinaria alpina K. Schum.[1]
Sinarundinaria alpina (K. Schum.) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
Arundinaria fischeri K.Schum.
Arundinaria tolange K.Schum.
Oxytenanthera ruwensorensis Chiov.[2]
Yushania alpinia (K. Schum.) W.C.Lin

Oldeania alpina, the African alpine bamboo,[1] is a perennial[3] bamboo of the family Poaceae and the genus Oldeania.[1] It can be found growing in dense but not large stands[4] on the mountains and volcanoes surrounding the East African Rift[1] between 2,500 meters (8,200 feet)[4] and 3,300 meters (11,000 feet) elevation.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2004-03-17). "Taxon: Yushania alpina". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  2. ^ "Oldeania alpina (K. Schum.) Stapleton". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute and the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "RBG Kew: GrassBase – Yushania alpina". GrassBase – The Online World Grass Flora. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  4. ^ a b Gerold, Gerhard; Michael Fremerey; Edi Guhardja (2004). "Rain Forest Margins and their Dynamics in South-East Ethiopia". Land Use, Nature Conservation and the Stability of Rainforest Margins in Southeast Asia. Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 3-540-00603-6.
  5. ^ H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). "Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones" (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.