Thyrsostachys Explained

Thyrsostachys is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species^{[2] [4]}

1. Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble - edible-seeded bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand; naturalised in Assam + Bangladesh
2. Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble - monastery bamboo, Thai bamboo, umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, umbrella-handle bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalised in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia

External links

• Bhanwra. R. K.. Sharma. M. L.. Vij. S. P.. Comparative embryology of Bambusa tulda Roxb. and Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble (Poaceae: Bambuseae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 135. 2. 2001. 113–124. 0024-4074. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2001.tb01086.x. free.
• Loh. J. A Study of Genetic Variation and Relationships within the Bamboo Subtribe Bambusinae using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism. Annals of Botany. 85. 5. 2000. 607–612. 0305-7364. 10.1006/anbo.2000.1109. free.

Notes and References

1. Gamble, James Sykes. 1894. Indian Forester 20: 1
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=446584 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014259 Tropicos, Thyrsostachys Gamble
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Thyrsostachys The Plant List search for Thyrsostachys