Himalayacalamus


Himalayacalamus is an Asian genus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family. Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal.
The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. That genus, however, features plants of many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Himalayacalamus asper StapletonNepal
Himalayacalamus brevinodus StapletonNepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
Himalayacalamus collaris Ohrnb.Tibet, Nepal
Himalayacalamus cupreus StapletonNepal
Himalayacalamus falconeri Keng f.Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal; naturalized in the North Island of New Zealand
Himalayacalamus fimbriatus StapletonNepal
Himalayacalamus hookerianus StapletonNepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam
Himalayacalamus planatus StapletonNepal
Himalayacalamus porcatus StapletonNepal