Otatea

Otatea, called weeping bamboo, is a genus of clumping bamboos in the grass family, native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

The name derives from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "otatl", meaning "bamboo".

Species

13 species are accepted.

• Otatea acuminata <small>(Munro) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr.</small> – widespread from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
• Otatea carrilloi <small>Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés</small> – Chiapas
• Otatea colombiana – Colombia
• Otatea fimbriata <small>Soderstr.</small> – widespread from Norte de Santander to Chiapas
• Otatea glauca <small>L.G.Clark & G.Cortés</small> – Chiapas
• Otatea nayeeri – western Mexico (Durango and Nayarit)
• Otatea odam – Mexico (Durango and Zacatecas)
• Otatea ramirezii <small>Ruiz-Sanchez</small> – Querétaro
• Otatea reynosoana <small>Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark</small> – Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit
• Otatea rzedowskiorum <small>Ruiz-Sanchez</small> – Chiapas
• Otatea transvolcanica <small>Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark</small> – México State, Jalisco, Colima
• Otatea victoriae <small>Ruiz-Sanchez</small> – Hidalgo
• Otatea ximenae <small>Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark</small> – Oaxaca, Michoacán

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