Iron bamboo

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iIron bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Arundinariinae Genus: Ferrocalamus J.R.Xue & Keng.f. Species: F. strictus
Binomial name
Ferrocalamus strictus Hsuey & Keng.f.

The iron bamboo (Ferrocalamus strictus) is a species of mountain bamboo. The genus Ferrocalamus is monotypic. Endemic to China, the plant is known uniquely from Yunnan's southern areas, from 900 to 1,200 m above the sea level.

[edit] Taxonomy

The genus Ferrocalamus is sometimes considered a synonym of Indocalamus. However, Ferrocalamus is arbor-like while Indocalamus is a shrub.