Cephalostachyum Explained

Cephalostachyum is a genus of Asian and Madagascan bamboo in the grass family.^[1]

The plants are of small to medium size compared to most other bamboo. Their choice habitats are mountain to lowland forests.^[2]

Species^{[3] [4]}

formerly included^[3] see Bambusa Cathariostachys Dendrocalamus Kinabaluchloa Schizostachyum

MuseumsChinese maps show a Cephalostachyum Museum in Beijing. However, this appears to be a mistranslation; the museum is actually dedicated to the diabolo, a kind of yo-yo made of bamboo.^[5]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87381#page/143/mode/1up Munro, William. 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26(1): 138-141
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=106116 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 54 空竹属 kong zhu shu Cephalostachyum Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 26: 138. 1868.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=404068 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Cephalostachyum The Plant List search for Cephalostachyum
5. http://gorgeousbrian.blogspot.com/2017/09/diabolo.html Beijing's Diabolical Cephalostachyum Museum.