Taxon:  Rhipidocladum racemiflorum (Steud.) McClure



Summary
Genus:
Rhipidocladum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Arthrostylidiinae
Nomen number:
465138
Place of publication:
Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 9:103.  1973
Verified:
05/08/2012 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
Arthrostylidium racemiflorum Steud.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Clark, L. G. 2011. Review of Poaceae Bambusoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 22 Jul.
  2. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  4. Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. 194. Note: Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC.
  5. Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:110.
  6. Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
  7. Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:33.
  8. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:854.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:854.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:110.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:110.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:110.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:33.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. 194. Note: Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  3. Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. 194. Note: Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC.
  4. Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:110.
  5. Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
  6. Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:33.
  7. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:777. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
  8. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:854.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
EnvironmentalornamentalpotentialJudziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. 194. Note: Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465138. Accessed 22 October 2026.