Drepanostachyum falcatum
Blue Bamboo, Himalayan Bamboo
Also known as: Arundinaria falcata Nees +16 more
- Arundinaria falcata Nees
- Arundinaria falcata var. glomerata Gamble
- Arundinaria gracilis (Rivière & C.Rivière) Blanch.
- Arundinaria interrupta Trin.
- Arundinaria utilis Cleghorn
- Bambusa falcata (Nees) E.Vilm.
- Bambusa falcata (Nees) Rob.
- Chimonobambusa falcata (Nees) Nakai
- Drepanostachyum falcatum var. glomeratum (Gamble) Pandey ex D.N.Tewari
- Drepanostachyum falcatum var. glomeratum (Gamble) S.Biswas, S.S.Jain & Moh.Pal, 2002
- Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum Stapleton
- Drepanostachyum gracile (Blanch.) S.Kumar
- Fargesia falcata (Nees) T.P.Yi
- Ludolfia falcata (Nees) Nees ex Munro
- Pleioblastus falcatus (Nees) T.Q.Nguyen
- Sinarundinaria falcata (Nees) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Thamnocalamus falcatus D.C.McClint.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Drepanostachyum falcatum (commonly known as Blue Bamboo or Himalayan bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central