Oxytenanthera

Also known as Holy Venda Bamboo

Oxytenanthera is a genus of African bamboo. Bamboos are members of the grass family Poaceae.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia

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Oxytenanthera is a genus of African bamboo. Bamboos are members of the grass family Poaceae.

The only recognised species in this genus is Oxytenanthera abyssinica. This species is found widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In tropical Africa it is found outside of the humid forest zone from Senegal to Ethiopia. In Eastern Africa it is found to occur from Ethiopia all the way down to northern South Africa.