Drepanostachyum
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Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family.[1][2] They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.[3]
| Drepanostachyum | |
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| Drepanostachyum intermedium at Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Drepanostachyum Keng f. |
| Type species | |
| Drepanostachyum falcatum [1] (Nees) Keng f. | |
Taxonomy
The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.
- Drepanostachyum ampullare
- Drepanostachyum annulatum
- Drepanostachyum exauritum
- Drepanostachyum falcatum
- Drepanostachyum fractiflexum
- Drepanostachyum intermedium
- Drepanostachyum khasianum
- Drepanostachyum kurzii
- Drepanostachyum membranaceum
- Drepanostachyum naibunensoides
- Drepanostachyum polystachyum
- Drepanostachyum semiorbiculatum
- Drepanostachyum stoloniforme
- Formerly included[4]
several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus
References
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