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Melocalamus

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Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family. It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Observations recorded219

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
With media
24
Family
Poaceae
Collections
MO, BRIT, MNHN, K
Recorded in
Vietnam

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
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taxon name
Melocalamus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Melocalamus
taxon common name
林檎竹属
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Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family. It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Species Formerly included see Dinochloa Melocalamus macclellandii - Dinochloa macclellandii

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melocalamus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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