Himalayacalamus

Himalayacalamus is an Asian genus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family.^[2][3] Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal.^[4]

Himalayacalamus
Tibetan Princess Bamboo Himalayacalamus asper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Arundinarieae
Subtribe:	Arundinariinae
Genus:	Himalayacalamus Keng f.[1]
Type species
Himalayacalamus falconeri[2] (Munro) Keng f.

The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. That genus, however, features plants of many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.

Species

As of January 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Himalayacalamus asper Stapleton	Nepal
	Himalayacalamus brevinodus Stapleton	Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
	Himalayacalamus collaris (T.P.Yi) Ohrnb.	Tibet, Nepal
	Himalayacalamus cupreus Stapleton	Nepal
	Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f.	Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal; naturalized in the North Island of New Zealand
	Himalayacalamus fimbriatus Stapleton	Nepal
	Himalayacalamus hookerianus (Munro) Stapleton	Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam
	Himalayacalamus planatus Stapleton	Nepal
	Himalayacalamus porcatus Stapleton	Nepal