| Himalayacalamus | |
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| Tibetan Princess Bamboo Himalayacalamus asper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Himalayacalamus Keng f.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Himalayacalamus falconeri[2] (Munro) Keng f.
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Himalayacalamus is an Asian genus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family.[2][3] Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal.[4]
The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. That genus, however, features plants of many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.
- ^ "Himalayacalamus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b Tropicos, Himalayacalamus Keng f.
- ^ Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 23–24
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 98 喜马拉雅筱竹属 xi ma la ya xiao zhu shu Himalayacalamus P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 23. 1983.