Drepanostachyum

Drepanostachyum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Supertribe:	Bambusodae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Arundinariinae
Genus:	Drepanostachyum Keng f.
Type species
Drepanostachyum falcatum (Nees) Keng f.

Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.

The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch.

several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus

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