Thyrsostachys

Thyrsostachys is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family.

Species

monastery bamboo

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAssam, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Observations78

Observations recorded305

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 12
With media: 11
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US
Recorded in: China, Thailand, Indonesia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Bambusinae
Image: Thyrsost siamen 160503-0056 ipb.JPG

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taxon name: Thyrsostachys
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12131
topic's main category: Category:Thyrsostachys
Commons category: Thyrsostachys
taxon common name: 复穗竹属

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Thyrsostachys is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family. Species Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble - edible-seeded bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand; naturalised in Assam + Bangladesh Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble - monastery bamboo, Thai bamboo, umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, umbrella-handle bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalised in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia

==References==

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