Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Himalayacalamus falconeri (Munro) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2: 24 (1983)
Synonymy:
- ≡ Thamnocalamus falconeri Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 34 (1868) – as Falconeri
Vernacular Name(s):
Fairy bamboo; Fountain bamboo
Description
Clump-forming, fountain-like; rhizomes not running. Culms initially erect and wand-like, later arching over, 2–2.5 m, glaucous-white when young, becoming medium to deep green. Culm-sheath uniformly green or purplish green; ligule 1–5 mm, puberulent; auricles and bristles 0; sheath-blades linear-subulate. Branches many at each node, small, densely tufted. Leaf-sheath green or purplish, glabrous excepting margins sometimes ciliate. Ligule prominent, oblong, minutely puberulent. Leaf-blade usually 4–12–(15) × 0.4–0.8–(1.3) cm, narrow lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, long acuminate. Panicles large and diffuse. Spikelets 8–12 mm, often purple or strongly flushed purple. Glumes < florets, unequal, minutely puberulent; lower ¾ - ⅚ length of upper. Lodicules c. 2 × 2 mm, ciliate. Caryopsis 6–7 mm, blackish.
[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]
Biostatus
Exotic
Bibliography
Keng, P.C. 1983: A revision of the genera of bamboos from the world (III). Journal of Bamboo Research 2: 11–27.
Munro, Colonel 1868 ("1870"): A monograph of the Bambusaceae, including descriptions of all the species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26: 1–157.
Sykes, W.R. 2000: Subfamily Bamusoideae. In: Edgar, E.; Connor, H. E. Flora of New Zealand Vol. V. Gramineae. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand. 19–39.
