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 (Nees) Keng f. |
Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.
Taxonomy
The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.
- Species
- 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
several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus
References
- ^ Tropicos, Drepanostachyum Keng f.
- Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 15
- Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 97 镰序竹属 lian xu zhu shu Drepanostachyum P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 15. 1983.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- The Plant List search for Drepanostachyum