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Taxon:  Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook. f. ex Munro) Keng f.



Summary
Genus:
Himalayacalamus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Arundinarieae
Subtribe:
Arundinariinae
Nomen number:
405521
Place of publication:
J. Bamboo Res. 2(1):24. 1983
Verified:
03/17/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Thamnocalamus falconeri Hook. f. ex Munro

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Arundinaria falconeri (Hook. f. ex Munro) Benth. ex Gamble

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Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  2. Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
  3. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  4. Randall, R. P. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. 2007
  5. Stapleton, C. M. A. 1994. The bamboos of Nepal and Bhutan Part III: Drepanostachyum, Himalayacalamus, Ampelocalamus, Neomicrocalamus and Chimonobambusa (Gramineae: Poaceae, Bambusoideae). Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:316.
  6. Stapleton, C. 1994. Bamboos of Nepal: an illustrated guide. 1994 48.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal
Cultivated
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
Human foodvegetable Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405521. Accessed 31 May 2026.

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