Olmeca clarkiae

Olmeca clarkiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Olmeca
Species:
O. clarkiae
Binomial name
Olmeca clarkiae
(Davidse & R.W.Pohl) Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés
Synonyms[1]
  • Aulonemia clarkiae Davidse & R.W.Pohl (1992) (basionym)
  • Guadua clarkiae (Davidse & R.W.Pohl) D.L.Fu

Olmeca clarkiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo native to Honduras and Chiapas state of southern Mexico.[1][2][3][4]

The species was first described as Aulonemia clarkiae by Gerrit Davidse and Richard Walter Pohl in 1992. In 2011 Eduardo Ruiz-Sanchez, Victoria Sosa, and M.Teresa Mejía-Saulés placed the species in the genus Olmeca as O. clarkiae.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Olmeca clarkiae (Davidse & R.W.Pohl) Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ Ohrnberger, D. (1999-01-29). The Bamboos of the World: Annotated Nomenclature and Literature of the Species and the Higher and Lower Taxa. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080542386.
  3. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ^ Goudot, Justin P. 1846. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 5: 75