Thamnocalamus
Sign in to saveThamnocalamus is a genus of clumping bamboo in the grass family. These species are found from the Himalayas as well as Madagascar and Southern Africa.
Species
Drakensberg Bamboo
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAssam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Observations94
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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Thamnocalamus is a genus of clumping bamboo in the grass family. These species are found from the Himalayas as well as Madagascar and Southern Africa.
Thamnocalamus is closely related to Fargesia. The two genera are sometimes regarded as a single genus by some authors. Species Thamnocalamus chigar (Stapleton) Stapleton - Nepal Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro - Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal Thamnocalamus unispiculatus T.P.Yi & J.Y.Shi - Tibet formerly included see Chimonobambusa Drepanostachyum Fargesia Himalayacalamus Neomicrocalamus Pleioblastus Pseudosasa