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Taxon:
Otatea acuminata
(Munro) C. E. Calderon & Soderstr.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Otatea
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Guaduinae
Nomen number:
311786
Place of publication:
Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 44:21. 1980
Verified:
03/24/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Arundinaria acuminata
Munro
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Otatea aztecorum
(McClure & E. W. Sm.) C. E. Calderon & Soderstr.
Yushania aztecorum
McClure & E. W. Sm.
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Reference(s)
Huxley, A., ed.
The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Judziewicz, E. J. et al.
American bamboos. 1999
McVaugh, R.
Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Ohrnberger, D.
The bamboos of the world. 1999
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
Mexican weeping bamboo –
Reference(s)
Spanish
otate –
Reference(s)
otate dulce –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacan
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Queretaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz
2
Cultivated
Europe
Europe
2
Cultivated
Northern America
United States
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Veracruz]
Cultivated
Europe
REGION:
Europe
Northern America
REGION:
United States
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Judziewicz, E. J. et al.
American bamboos. 1999
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311786
. Accessed
14 July 2025
.
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