Drepanostachyum

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Drepanostachyum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Arundinariinae Genus: Drepanostachyum J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi
Species
Drepanostachyum falcatum - blue bamboo, Himalayan bamboo, Nepalese blue bamboo etc.

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.