Pseudostachyum

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Thin-walled bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Pseudostachyum
Munro
Species: P. polymorphum
Binomial name
Pseudostachyum polymorphum
Munro
Synonyms

Schizostachyum polymorphum (Munro) R.B.Majumdar

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

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 species is sometimes placed in the genus Schizostachyum.

References

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