Thamnocalamus

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.

Species

Drakensberg Bamboo

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAssam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Observations94

Observations recorded612

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 16
With media: 16
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US, MICH, NHMUK, NY, UF
Recorded in: United Kingdom, India, United States

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: Thamnocalamus tessellatus00.jpg

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taxon name: Thamnocalamus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12031
topic's main category: Category:Thamnocalamus
Commons category: Thamnocalamus
taxon common name: 莜竹属

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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

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