''Thamnocalamus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of clumping

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

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 ...

. These

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

are found from the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

as well as

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

and

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

. ''Thamnocalamus'' is closely related to ''

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 ...

.'' The two genera are sometimes regarded as a single genus by some authors. ;SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Thamnocalamus chigar ''Thamnocalamus'' is a genus of clumping bamboo in the grass family. These species are found from the Himalayas as well as Madagascar and Southern Africa. ''Thamnocalamus'' is closely related to ''Fargesia.'' The two genera are sometimes regarde ...

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Thamnocalamus spathiflorus ''Thamnocalamus'' is a genus of clumping bamboo in the grass family. These species are found from the Himalayas as well as Madagascar and Southern Africa. ''Thamnocalamus'' is closely related to ''Fargesia.'' The two genera are sometimes regarde ...

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Thamnocalamus tessellatus ''Thamnocalamus tessellatus'' is a species of bamboo belonging to the family Poaceae, and native to the high mountains of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, lying along the south-eastern part of South Africa. It is found in the Amatola Mountain ...

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, Free State,

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Thamnocalamus unispiculatus ''Thamnocalamus'' is a genus of clumping bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family. These species are found from the Himalayas as well as Madagascar and Southern Africa. ''Thamnocalamus'' is closely related to ''Fargesia.'' The two genera are sometime ...

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;formerly included see ''

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 ...

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 subt ...

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� ...

Neomicrocalamus ''Neomicrocalamus'' is an Asian genus of bamboo in the grass family. Species The genus contains the following species: * ''Neomicrocalamus andropogonifolius'' (Griff.) Stapleton – Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh * ''Neomicrocalamus dongvanensis'' T ...

Pleioblastus ''Pleioblastus'' is an East Asian genus of monopodial bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. They are native to China and Japan, and naturalized in scattered places in Korea, Europe, New Zealand, and the Western Hemisphere. The plant spreads by vi ...

Pseudosasa ''Pseudosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. These species are small to medium running plants, usually with one branch at a node. Its name comes from its resemblance to the genus '' Sasa''. The species are native to China, ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2904135 Bambusoideae Bambusoideae genera