Nastus

Nastus is a genus of slender, erect, scrambling or climbing bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. It includes 12 species native to Madagascar and Réunion.

Species

FamilyPoaceae

Native toMadagascar, Réunion

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 208
With media: 175
Family: Poaceae
Collections: INECOL, US, BRIT, A, GH
Recorded in: Mexico, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: NastusBorbonicus.JPG

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taxon name: Nastus
Commons category: Nastus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7994
topic's main category: Category:Nastus

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Nastus is a genus of slender, erect, scrambling or climbing bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. It includes 12 species native to Madagascar and Réunion.

The genus was erected by French botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789.

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