Rhipidocladum is a
genus of New World woody
bamboo in the
grass family.[2][1] It is found in
Mesoamerica,
Trinidad, and
South America. The genus is characterized by having erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and by having true
caryopses as fruit. The name is derived from the
Greekrhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".[3]
^Filgueiras, T. S. & A. P. Santos-Gonçalves. 2004. A checklist of the basal grasses and bamboos in Brazil (Poaceae). Journal of the American Bamboo Society 18(1): 7–18
^Pohl, R. W. & G. Davidse. 1994. 9. Rhipidocladum McClure. 6: 199–201. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.