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Olmeca
Sign in to saveOlmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
Species
Genus
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyCryptogonimidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UACH, INECOL, US, IBUNAM, VT
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Poaceae
- Image
- Olmeca recta imported from iNaturalist photo 65579308 on 26 December 2023.jpg
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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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