Drepanostachyum
| Drepanostachyum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Drepanostachyum J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi |
| Species | |
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D. annulatum Stapleton
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Drepanostachyum is a genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos.
[edit] Taxonomy
The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch. Several species precedently comprised here have been moved to Himalayacalamus.
