Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arundarbor aristata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Arundinaria aristata Gamble; Arundinaria procera Wall. ex Munro; Arundinaria spathiflora Trin.; Bambusa aristata Lodd. ex Lindl.; Bambusa macra Wall. ex Munro; Fargesia crassinoda T.P.Yi; Thamnocalamus aristatus (Gamble) E.G.Camus; Thamnocalamus crassinodus (T.P.Yi) Demoly; Thamnocalamus nepalensis (Stapleton) Stapleton; Thamnocalamus occidentalis (Stapleton) Stapleton; Thamnocalamus spathiflorus var. bhutanensis Stapleton; Thamnocalamus spathiflorus var. crassinodus (T.P.Yi) Stapleton; Thamnocalamus spathiflorus subsp. nepalensis Stapleton; Thamnocalamus spathiflorus subsp. occidentalis Stapleton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forming thickets in damp sites in cedar, oak and fir forest; upto 3600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Prefers growing on steeply sloping sites. In this species the flowering cycle is reported to be around 16 - 17 years
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Tibet and Great Britain
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 275
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Thamnocalamus spathiflorus. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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