''Drepanostachyum'' is an

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of medium-sized mountain clumping

bamboos 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, ...

in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

. They are native to

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, and the

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Taxonomy

The differences between this genus and ''

Himalayacalamus ''Himalayacalamus'' is an Asian genus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family. Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेप� ...

'' are subtle: ''Drepanostachyum'' species have many equal branches while those of ''Himalayacalamus'' have one dominant branch. ;SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>The Plant List search for ''Drepanostachyum''
/ref> ;Formerly included several species now considered better suited to other genera: ''

Ampelocalamus ''Ampelocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family). It is found mostly in Southern China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context ...

Dendrocalamus ''Dendrocalamus'' is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. '' Dendrocalamus giganteus'' is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heig ...

Fargesia ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umb ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3763476 Bambusoideae genera Bambusoideae