Dendrocalamus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

iDendrocalamus
Dendrocalamus spp.
Dendrocalamus spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Bambusinae
Genus: Dendrocalamus
Nees
Species
  • Dendrocalamus asper
  • Dendrocalamus bogar
  • Dendrocalamus brandisii
  • Dendrocalamus giganteus
  • Dendrocalamus grandis
  • Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis
  • Dendrocalamus minor
  • Dendrocalamus sikkimensis
  • Dendrocalamus yunnanica
  • Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
  • etc.

Dendrocalamus is a tropical genus of giant clumping bamboo, which are similar to the genus Bambusa. With about 29 species, this genus is found from the Indian subcontinent throughout Southeast Asia.

[edit] Taxonomy

The following taxa have been brought into synonymy with Dendrocalamus:

  • Klemachloa R.Parker
  • Oreobambos K.Schum. - a monotypic genus, sometimes also stands alone
  • Oxynanthera
  • Sinocalamus McClure
Image:Dendrocalamus Hamiltonii Seeds.jpg
Dendrocalamus Hamiltonii seeds
In other languages