Olmeca

Olmeca
	Olmeca recta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Guaduinae
Genus:	Olmeca; Soderstr. 1982
Type species
	Olmeca reflexa; Soderstr. 1982
Synonyms
	Olmeca Soderstr. 1981, not validly published;

Olmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.^[1]^[2]

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Olmeca is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.^[3]

The genus is named for the Olmec peoples of southern Mexico, who thrived in southern Mexico in the first millennium BCE.^[2]^[4]

Olmeca clarkiae (Davidse & R.W.Pohl) Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés - Chiapas, Honduras
Olmeca fulgor (Soderstr.) Ruiz-Sanchez - Oaxaca
Olmeca recta Soderstr. - Veracruz
Olmeca reflexa Soderstr. - Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
Olmeca zapotecorum Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés - Oaxaca

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