Schizostachyum glaucifolium, common name Polynesian ʻohe,[3] is a species of bamboo.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Schizostachyum |
| Species: | S. glaucifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro[2]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bambusa glaucifolia Rupr. | |
Distribution edit
This species is native to the South-Central Pacific, from the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands in French Polynesia, as well as in the Southwestern Pacific in the Samoan Islands and Fiji.[1] It is an introduced species in Hawaii.[1]
Habitat edit
This species prefers tropical or subtropical climates.[4] It can be found mainly along the banks of rivers and streams and on hillsides, at an elevation of 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft) above sea level.[5]
Description edit
Schizostachyum glaucifolium can reach a typical height of 15 metres (49 ft) and a culm diameter of 8 centimetres (3.1 in). This evergreen clump-forming bamboo shows thin walls, long internodes and yellow woody culms with green stripes.[4][5]
Human culture edit
These bamboos have been used in by ancient Polynesians in present day French Polynesia and Tonga for its many uses (baskets, mats, musical instruments, small containers, fishing rods, etc.).[5][6]
Samoans consider its (known as ʻofe in Samoan) shoots as a sign of misfortune and doom.[7]
Importance edit
On the French Polynesian island of Mo'orea, thickets of these bamboo are likely the exclusive breeding habitat of the Moorea reed warbler. Development, overharvesting, and the invasive Miconia have severely depleted these thickets, and the warbler is now critically endangered.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Brummitt, N. (2013). "Schizostachyum glaucifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44393126A44544960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44393126A44544960.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Schizostachyum glaucifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Polynesian 'ohe) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ a b Bambooland
- ^ a b c Useful tropical plants
- ^ Whistler, Art (2011). The Rare Plants of Tonga (PDF). Tonga Trust Ltd. pp. 172–3.
- ^ "Kofe, Kofekofe". Te Māra Reo. Benson Family Trust. 2023.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Acrocephalus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735588A154471605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22735588A154471605.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Further reading edit
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
- Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
- Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.