Raddiella vanessiae

Raddiella vanessiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Raddiella
Species:
R. vanessiae
Binomial name
Raddiella vanessiae
Judz.

Raddiella vanessiae is a species of bamboo. It is endemic to the Lambert Savanna of French Guiana. It is named after its discoverer, Vanessa Hequet, who found it in May 2001.[1][2] It is believed to be the smallest of all bamboo species, with a height of only 2 cm.

References

  1. ^ Wheeler, Quinten; Pennak, Sara (2013). What on Earth?. New York: The Penguin Group. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-452-29814-9.
  2. ^ Judziewicz, Emmet.J.; Sepsevwol, Sol (2007). "The World's Smallest Bamboo (Raddiella vanessiae)...etc". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1 (1): 1–7.


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