| Dendrocalamus | |
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| Dendrocalamus spp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
| Genus: | Dendrocalamus Nees |
| Type species | |
| Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dendrocalamus is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family.[2][3] It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.[4]
Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heights up to 46 m.[5][6]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1835. Linnaea 9(4): 476–477 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Dendrocalamus Nees
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 39, 牡竹属 mu zhu shu Dendrocalamus Nees, Linnaea. 9: 476. 1835.
- ^ Bamboos Of India, "MAIN". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-08.. Accessed 8 June 2007
- ^ Bioone