Thamnocalamus
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Thamnocalamus is a genus
of clumping bamboo
. These species
are found from the mountains of East Asia
and Africa
. They are similar to the genus Fargesia
, which is sometimes put in synonymy with Thamnocalamus.
Genus
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of clumping bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
. These species
Species
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are found from the mountains of East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. They are similar to the genus Fargesia
Fargesia
Fargesia is a genus of medium to small mountain clumping bamboos, found in alpine conifer forests of East Asia. They are known in Chinese as jian zhu , meaning "arrow bamboo". They can be found in China south to Vietnam and west to the eastern slopes of the Himalayas...
, which is sometimes put in synonymy with Thamnocalamus.