Himalayacalamus
| Himalayacalamus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tibetan Princess Bamboo Himalayacalamus asper | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Himalayacalamus Keng.f. |
| Type species | |
| Himalayacalamus falconeri[1] (Munro) Keng f. | |
Himalayacalamus is an Asiangenus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family.[1][2] Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal.[3]
The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. Drepanostachyum, however, has many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.
- Species[4]
- Himalayacalamus asper Stapleton - Nepal
- Himalayacalamus brevinodus Stapleton - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
- Himalayacalamus collaris (T.P.Yi) Ohrnb. - Tibet, Nepal
- Himalayacalamus cupreus Stapleton - Nepal
- Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f. - Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal; naturalized on North Island in New Zealand
- Himalayacalamus fimbriatus Stapleton - Nepal
- Himalayacalamus hookerianus (Munro) Stapleton - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam
- Himalayacalamus planatus Stapleton - Nepal
- Himalayacalamus porcatus Stapleton - Nepal
References
- 1 2 Tropicos, Himalayacalamus Keng f.
- ↑ Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 23-24
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 98 喜马拉雅筱竹属 xi ma la ya xiao zhu shu Himalayacalamus P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 23. 1983.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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