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]

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, 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Himalayacalamus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Himalayacalamus Keng f.
  3. ^ Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 23–24
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 98 喜马拉雅筱竹属 xi ma la ya xiao zhu shu Himalayacalamus P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 23. 1983.