Drepanostachyum


Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Taxonomy

The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.
;Species
;Formerly included
several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus