Drepanostachyum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
Genus: |
Drepanostachyum Keng f. |
Type species | |
Drepanostachyum falcatum (Nees) Keng f. |
Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.
The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.
several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus