| Melocalamus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
| Genus: | Melocalamus Benth. |
Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family.[1] It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.[2][3]
- Melocalamus arrectus T.P.Yi - Yunnan
- Melocalamus blaoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth. - Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
- Melocalamus cucphuongensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Melocalamus elevatissimus Hsueh & T.P.Yi - Tibet
- Melocalamus indicus R.B.Majumdar - Assam
- Melocalamus kbangensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Melocalamus mastersii (Munro) R.B.Majumdar - Assam
- Melocalamus ningmingensis Ohrnb. - Guangxi
- Melocalamus pacoensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Melocalamus scandens Hsueh & C.M.Hui - Yunnan
- Melocalamus truongsonensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Melocalamus yenbaiensis H.N.Nguyen & V.T.Tran - Vietnam
- Formerly included[4]
see Dinochloa
- Melocalamus macclellandii - Dinochloa macclellandii
References
- ^ Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1095 (in key), 1212 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Melocalamus Benth.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 48 梨籐竹属 li teng zhu shu Melocalamus Bentham in Bentham & J. D. Hooker in Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 1212. 1883.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Melocalamus
- ^ Nguyen, H.N.; Tran, V.T. 2010. Six new species of Melocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Vietnam. Blumea 55(2):129-138