Melocalamus

Melocalamus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Bambusinae
Genus:	Melocalamus Benth.

Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family. ^[1] It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. ^{[2] [3]}

Species ^{[4] [5] [6]}

1. Melocalamus arrectus T.P.Yi - Yunnan
2. Melocalamus blaoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
3. Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth. - Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
4. Melocalamus cucphuongensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
5. Melocalamus elevatissimus Hsueh & T.P.Yi - Tibet
6. Melocalamus indicus R.B.Majumdar - Assam
7. Melocalamus kbangensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
8. Melocalamus mastersii (Munro) R.B.Majumdar - Assam
9. Melocalamus ningmingensis Ohrnb. - Guangxi
10. Melocalamus pacoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
11. Melocalamus scandens Hsueh & C.M.Hui - Yunnan
12. Melocalamus truongsonensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
13. Melocalamus yenbaiensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam

Formerly included ^[4]

see Dinochloa

• Melocalamus macclellandii - Dinochloa macclellandii

References

1. Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1095 (in key), 1212 in Latin
2. Tropicos, Melocalamus Benth.
3. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 48 梨籐竹属 li teng zhu shu Melocalamus Bentham in Bentham & J. D. Hooker in Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 1212. 1883.
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. The Plant List search for Melocalamus
6. Nguyen, H.N.; Tran, V.T. 2010. Six new species of Melocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Vietnam. Blumea 55(2):129-138