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Genus: Dendrocalamus

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

Three species cultivated, including Dendrocalamus giganteus (Giant bamboo).

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Dendrocalamus giganteus (Giant bamboo)

Native to Burma.

 

Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Native to China.

 

Dendrocalamus strictus (Calcutta bamboo)

Native to India.