Laobambos

{{Short description|Genus of bamboo}}

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Laobambos is a genus of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It has only one species, Laobambos calcareus, native to Laos.{{cite POWO |id=77211171-1 |title=Laobambos calcareus Haev., Lamxay & D.Z.Li |access-date=26 January 2022 }} It is unique among the bamboos in that it has succulent culms, an adaptation to seasonal drought in its karstic habitat.{{cite journal |title=Discovery of the first succulent bamboo (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) in a new genus from Laos' karst areas, with a unique adaptation to seasonal drought |year=2020 |last1=Haevermans |first1=Thomas |last2=Mantuano |first2=Dulce |last3=Zhou |first3=Meng-Yuan |last4=Lamxay |first4=Vichith |last5=Haevermans |first5=Agathe |last6=Blanc |first6=Patrick |last7=Li |first7=De-Zhu |journal=PhytoKeys |issue=156 |pages=125–137 |doi=10.3897/phytokeys.156.51636 |pmid=32913413 |pmc=7455575 |doi-access=free }}