Biology:Pseudostachyum

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Pseudostachyum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Pseudostachyum
Munro
Species:
P. polymorphum
Binomial name
Pseudostachyum polymorphum
Synonyms[1]
  • Schizostachyum polymorphum (Munro) R.B.Majumdar
  • Pseudostachyum wakha Brandis ex E.G.Camus
  • Schizostachyum leviculme McClure

Pseudostachyum polymorphum is a monotypic Asian species of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3][4]

It is the only known species of the genus Pseudostachyum. The plant is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi).[1][5]

Formerly included[1]

see Melocalamus Neohouzeaua

  • Pseudostachyum compactiflorum - Melocalamus compactiflorus
  • Pseudostachyum glomeriflorum - Melocalamus compactiflorus
  • Pseudostachyum helferi - Neohouzeaua helferi

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7255592 entry