Drepanostachyum
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Drepanostachyum is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos.

Taxonomy

The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus
Himalayacalamus
Himalayacalamus is a newly erected genus of mountain clumping bamboos. They are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya.The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. To the difference of Drepanostachyum, which have many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch....

are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch. Several species precedently comprised here have been moved to Himalayacalamus.
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