Oldeania alpina

Oldeania alpina
Bamboo on Mount Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oldeania
Species:
O. alpina
Binomial name
Oldeania alpina
(K. Schum.) Stapleton
Native range of Oldeania alpina
Synonyms

Arundinaria alpina K. Schum.
Sinarundinaria alpina (K. Schum.) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
Arundinaria fischeri K.Schum.
Arundinaria tolange K.Schum.
Oxytenanthera ruwensorensis Chiov.
Yushania alpinia (K. Schum.) W.C.Lin

Oldeania alpina, the African alpine bamboo, is a perennial bamboo of the family Poaceae and the genus Oldeania. It can be found growing in dense but not large stands on the mountains and volcanoes surrounding the East African Rift between 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) and 3,300 meters (11,000 feet) elevation.