Thin-walled bamboo

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Thin-walled bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Melocanninae Genus: Pseudostachyum Thwaites Species: P. polymorphum
Binomial name
Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro
Synonyms
Schizostachyum polymorphum (Gamble) R.B.Majumdar

The thin-walled bamboo (Pseudostachyum polymorphum) is a species of bamboo and the sole species of the genus Pseudostachyum. The plant is found in Myanmar and India.

[edit] Taxonomy

The following species have been excluded from this genus:

• Pseudostachyum compactiflorum Kurz, replaced by Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
• Pseudostachyum glomeriflorum Kurz, replaced by Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.

The genus is sometimes referred to as Schizostachyum.