Thyrsostachys

Thyrsostachys
Thyrsostachys siamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Bambusinae
Genus: Thyrsostachys
Gamble

Thyrsostachys is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family.[1][2][3]

Species[2][4]
  1. Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble - edible-seeded bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand; naturalised in Assam + Bangladesh
  2. Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble - monastery bamboo, Thai bamboo, umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, umbrella-handle bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalised in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia

References

  1. ^ Gamble, James Sykes. 1894. Indian Forester 20: 1
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Tropicos, Thyrsostachys Gamble
  4. ^ The Plant List search for Thyrsostachys
  • Bhanwra, R. K.; Sharma, M. L.; Vij, S. P. (2001). "Comparative embryology of Bambusa tulda Roxb. and Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble (Poaceae: Bambuseae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 135 (2): 113–124. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2001.tb01086.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
  • Loh, J (2000). "A Study of Genetic Variation and Relationships within the Bamboo Subtribe Bambusinae using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism". Annals of Botany. 85 (5): 607–612. doi:10.1006/anbo.2000.1109. ISSN 0305-7364.