''Chloothamnus'' is a genus of
bamboo
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. It includes 11 species which range from Thailand and Vietnam to Sumatra, Java, and the
Lesser Sunda Islands
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to
New Guinea
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.
Species
11 species are accepted.
[
*'' Chloothamnus elatoides''
*'' Chloothamnus elatus''
*'' Chloothamnus elegantissimus''
*'' Chloothamnus glaucus''
*'' Chloothamnus holttumianus''
*'' Chloothamnus longispiculus''
*'' Chloothamnus obtusus''
*'' Chloothamnus reholttumianus''
*'' Chloothamnus rudimentifer''
*'' Chloothamnus schlechteri''
*'' Chloothamnus schmutzii''
]
References
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Bambusoideae
Bambusoideae genera
Flora of tropical Asia
Taxa described in 1854