Iron bamboo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
Genus: | Ferrocalamus J.R.Xue & Keng.f. |
Ferrocalamus, or iron bamboo, is a genus of Chinese bamboo in the grass family.[1] endemic to China. The plant is known only from southern Yunnan, at elevations of 900 to 1,200 m above sea level.[2]