Biology:Laobambos

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Short description: Genus of bamboo

Laobambos
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Bambusinae
Genus: Laobambos
Haev., Lamxay & D.Z.Li[1]
Species:
L. calcareus
Binomial name
Laobambos calcareus
Haev., Lamxay & D.Z.Li

Laobambos is a genus of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It has only one species, Laobambos calcareus, native to Laos.[2] It is unique among the bamboos in that it has succulent culms, an adaptation to seasonal drought in its karstic habitat.[3]

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