Bambuseae
/ˌbæm.buːˈsiː.iː/noun
A botanical tribe comprising many species of bamboo grasses within the grass family Poaceae.
Did you know?Bambuseae is a scientific Latin plural formed from Bambusa, the genus name established by Linnaeus, rather than an ancient magical or occult term.
Etymological Timeline
Early modern period
Malay/Indonesian
bambu
“Bamboo; a name associated with the plant in Southeast Asian languages”
16th Century
Portuguese
bambu
“Bamboo, recorded by Portuguese travelers and traders in South and Southeast Asia”
18th Century
Latin botanical nomenclature
Bambusa
“A Latinized genus name for bamboo, used in the Linnaean botanical tradition”
1753
Botanical Latin
Bambusa
“The bamboo genus formally published by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum”
19th Century
Botanical Latin
Bambuseae
“A tribe-level plural name formed from Bambusa with the taxonomic suffix -eae”
Modern English
Scientific English
Bambuseae
“A recognized botanical tribe of bamboos within Poaceae”
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