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Bambusoideae (bamboo)

Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae

Taxonomy
Bambusoideae was named by Luerssen (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Poaceae by Wang and Zhou (2013) and Wang and Sun (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Bambusoideae Luerssen
2013Bambusoideae Wang and Zhou
2014Bambusoideae Wang and Sun

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderPoales
familyPoaceae
subfamilyBambusoideaeLuerssen 1893
subfamilyBambusoideaeLuerssen 1893

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Bambusoideae Luerssen 1893 [bamboo]
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G. †Bambusiculmus Wang and Zhou 2013
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†Bambusiculmus angustus Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusiculmus latus Wang and Zhou 2013
G. †Bambusium Unger 1845
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†Bambusium angustifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium carolinense Fontaine 1883
†Bambusium latifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium latipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium longipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium sepultum Unger 1845
G. Dendrocalamus Nees 1835
G. †Graminidites Potonie 1960
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†Graminidites annulatus Potonié 1960
†Graminidites antarcticus Stuchlik 1981
†Graminidites assamicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Graminidites bambusoides Stuchlik 1964
†Graminidites ellipticus Mathur and Chopra 1987
†Graminidites media Cookson 1947
†Graminidites protrudus Mathur and Mathur 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) Graminidites sp. 1 (137364) Graminidites sp. 2 (137365)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Bambusoideae indet., Monoporites sp., Monoporites minor (224606)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Maharashtra) Bambusoideae indet. (197967)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Graminidites gramineoides (231934)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Maharashtra) Bambusoideae indet. (197966)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica Graminidites sp. (169265 169269 169275)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Graminidites sp. (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene - Oligocene55.8 - 23.03Antarctica (King George Island) Graminidites antarcticus (167920)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Graminidites eifelensis, Graminidites sp. (24201)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Cuba (Camaguey) Graminidites gramineoides (34365)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Graminidites spp. (168824)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Graminidites sp. (144141 151628 151634 151637)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Graminidites media (169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Graminidites sp. (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Graminidites media (167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Graminidites sp. (142322 142323 142324)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Graminidites sp. (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Graminidites spp. (169381)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina Graminidites sp. (169468)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene28.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Patagonia) Graminidites spp. (169490)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Graminidites sp. (144139 151625 151626 151627)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Peru Bambusium stubeli (32003)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Assam) Graminidites assamicus (225487)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Japan (Nagano) Bambusium yadakeides (22787)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (San Juan) Graminidites sp. (144061)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608China (Yunnan) Bambusium angustifolia, Bambusium latifolia, Bambusiculmus latus, Bambusiculmus angustus (224420)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) Graminidites sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Graminidites sp. (144210)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Graminidites sp. (169355 169356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Zhejiang) Bambusium latipseudopetiolus, Bambusium longipseudopetiolus (224423) Bambusium latipseudopetiolus, Graminidites bambusoides (224422)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Graminidites sp., Graminidites media (137142)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India (Gujarat) Graminidites protrudus (224889 225561)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Graminidites media (166707)