Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family). It found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by 1) erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, 2) numerous branchlets arising in an apsidate (fan-like) array, and 3) fruits being true caryopses. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch". see Actinocladum Didymogonyx \n* Rhipidocladum geminatum - Didymogonyx geminatum \n* Rhipidocladum longispiculatum - Didymogonyx longispiculatum \n* Rhipidocladum verticillatum - Actinocladum verticillatum