What is "otatea"

Otatea, called weeping bamboo, is a genus of clumping bamboos in the grass family, native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

The name derives from the Nahuatl ( Aztec) word "otatl," meaning "bamboo".

1. Otatea acuminata (Munro) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr. - widespread from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
2. Otatea carrilloi Ruiz-Sanchez, Sosa & Mejía-Saulés - Chiapas
3. Otatea fimbriata Soderstr. - widespread from Norte de Santander to Chiapas
4. Otatea glauca L.G.Clark & G.Cortés - Chiapas
5. Otatea ramirezii Ruiz-Sanchez - Querétaro
6. Otatea reynosoana Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark - Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit
7. Otatea rzedowskiorum Ruiz-Sanchez - Chiapas
8. Otatea transvolcanica Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark - México State, Jalisco, Colima
9. Otatea victoriae Ruiz-Sanchez - Hidalgo
10. Otatea ximenae Ruiz-Sanchez & L.G.Clark - Oaxaca, Michoacán