Himalayacalamus
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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.
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 mountain clumping bamboos. They are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya.
The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum
Drepanostachyum
Drepanostachyum is a genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos.-Taxonomy:The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch. Several species precedently comprised here...
. To the difference of Drepanostachyum, which have many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.