// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Greslania say to its date? "You're a grass above the rest.
| Greslania | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Greslania rivularis on left, G. montana on right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Clade: | BOP clade |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Greslaniinae |
| Genus: | Greslania Balansa[1] |
| Type species | |
| Greslania montana[2] | |
Greslania is a genus of small perennial bamboos in the grass family, endemic to New Caledonia.[3][4] Two species are accepted.[1]
Description
[edit]Greslania species have woody culms emerging from short, clumping rhizomes. They generally lack lateral branches, instead growing clumps of erect culms reaching 60–350 cm (24–138 in) in height.[4]
Species
[edit]Two species are accepted.[1]
- Greslania circinata Balansa
- Greslania rivularis Balansa
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Greslania Balansa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Greslania Balansa". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ Balansa, M. (1872). "Catalogue des Graminées de la Nouvelle-Calédonie". Bulletin de la Société botanique de France (in French and Latin). 19. Paris: La Société: 319.
- 1 2 Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Greslania". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
 | This Bamboo article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |