| Dinochloa sipitangensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Dinochloa |
| Species: | D. sipitangensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dinochloa sipitangensis | |
Dinochloa sipitangensis a species of tropical clumping high-climbing bamboos in the grass family.
They are found in the hill forests and lowland dipterocarp forest of Borneo, in Sabah. [1] The species was identified by Indonesia-born British plant taxonomist, Soejatmi Dransfield, in 1981 and named after the locality, Sipitang, in which it was found. [2]
They have zigzag culms and bare fleshy fruits. [3]
References
- ^ Ohrnberger, D (1999). The Bamboos of the World: Annotated Nomenclature and Literature of the Species and the Higher and Lower Taxa. Elsevier. p. 296. ISBN 9780080542386.
- ^ Dransfield, Soejatmi (1992). "Sabah Forest Record (Issue 14)". The Bamboos of Sabah. Forestry Department: 31. ISSN 0128-6471.
- ^ Wong, K. M. (1995). The Morphology, Anatomy, Biology, and Classification of Peninsular Malaysian Bamboos. University of Malaya. p. 144-145. ISBN 9789839903300.