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.
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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]
The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.
several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus