Drepanostachyum

Drepanostachyum
Drepanostachyum intermedium at Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Arundinarieae
Subtribe:	Arundinariinae
Genus:	Drepanostachyum Keng f.
Type species
Drepanostachyum falcatum [1] (Nees) Keng f.

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]

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

References

1. Tropicos, Drepanostachyum Keng f.
2. Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 15
3. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 97 镰序竹属 lian xu zhu shu Drepanostachyum P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 15. 1983.
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. The Plant List search for Drepanostachyum