''Chimonocalamus'' is a

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bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

in the

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. It is native to

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, the eastern

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, and northern

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. Some of the species are aromatic and grown as

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s.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 103 香竹属 xiang zhu shu ''Chimonocalamus'' Hsueh & T. P. Yi, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 1(2): 75. 1979.
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Chimonobambusa ''Chimonobambusa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. They are native to China, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Himalayas. ;Species ;formerly included see ''Ampelocalamus Bambusa Chimonocalamus Drepanostachyum Himalayaca ...

'' * ''Chimonocalamus armatus –

Chimonobambusa armatus ''Chimonobambusa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. They are native to China, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Himalayas. ;Species ;formerly included see ''Ampelocalamus Bambusa Chimonocalamus Drepanostachyum Himalayacal ...

'' * ''Chimonocalamus callosus –

Chimonobambusa callosa ''Chimonobambusa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. They are native to China, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Himalayas. ;Species ;formerly included see '' Ampelocalamus Bambusa Chimonocalamus Drepanostachyum Himalayaca ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15733411 Bambusoideae genera Bambusoideae