Thyrsostachys siamensis
Monastery Bamboo, Thailand Bamboo
Other regional names: Umbrella Handle Bamboo
- Umbrella Handle Bamboo
Also known as: Arundarbor regia (Thomson ex Munro) Kuntze +5 more
- Arundarbor regia (Thomson ex Munro) Kuntze
- Arundinaria siamensis Kurz
- Bambusa regia Thomson ex Munro
- Bambusa siamensis Kurz
- Bambusa siamensis Kurz ex Munro
- Thyrsostachys regia (Thomson ex Munro) Bennet
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Thyrsostachys siamensis (commonly known as Monastery Bamboo or Thailand bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Bangladesh, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi