Melocalamus

Melocalamus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Bambusinae
Genus: Melocalamus
Benth.

Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family.[1] It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.[2][3]

Species[4][5][6]
  1. Melocalamus arrectus T.P.Yi - Yunnan
  2. Melocalamus blaoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
  3. Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth. - Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  4. Melocalamus cucphuongensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
  5. Melocalamus elevatissimus Hsueh & T.P.Yi - Tibet
  6. Melocalamus indicus R.B.Majumdar - Assam
  7. Melocalamus kbangensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
  8. Melocalamus mastersii (Munro) R.B.Majumdar - Assam
  9. Melocalamus ningmingensis Ohrnb. - Guangxi
  10. Melocalamus pacoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
  11. Melocalamus scandens Hsueh & C.M.Hui - Yunnan
  12. Melocalamus truongsonensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
  13. Melocalamus yenbaiensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
Formerly included[4]

see Dinochloa

  1. ^ Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1095 (in key), 1212 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, Melocalamus Benth.
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 48 梨籐竹属 li teng zhu shu Melocalamus Bentham in Bentham & J. D. Hooker in Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 1212. 1883.
  4. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Melocalamus
  6. ^ Nguyen, H.N.; Tran, V.T. 2010. Six new species of Melocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Vietnam. Blumea 55(2):129-138