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Drepanostachyum
Sign in to saveDrepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian subcontinent.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian subcontinent.
==Taxonomy== The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch. Species Formerly included several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus
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