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Olmeca
Sign in to saveOlmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
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- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyCryptogonimidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Olmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
Olmeca is the only known New World bamboo having large fleshy fruits. It also has rhizomes with long necks and very open clumps.
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