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Drepanostachyum

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Drepanostachyum
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Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family.[1][2] They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.[3]

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Taxonomy

The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.

Species[4][5]
  1. Drepanostachyum ampullare
  2. Drepanostachyum annulatum
  3. Drepanostachyum exauritum
  4. Drepanostachyum falcatum
  5. Drepanostachyum fractiflexum
  6. Drepanostachyum intermedium
  7. Drepanostachyum khasianum
  8. Drepanostachyum kurzii
  9. Drepanostachyum membranaceum
  10. Drepanostachyum naibunensoides
  11. Drepanostachyum polystachyum
  12. Drepanostachyum semiorbiculatum
  13. Drepanostachyum stoloniforme
Formerly included[4]

several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus

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