Cephalostachyum
Written By Stéphane Schröder
13 Species
The genus Cephalostachyum is a primitive tropical and subtropical bamboo. Species of this bamboo grow in dense clumps with thin-walled weak culms.
They like humid and shady conditions and occur mainly in forests of moderate and high elevations (500 - 2,000 m). A few species grow up to 2,450 m altitude in the eastern Himalayas.
Bamboo species of the genus Cephalostachyum are native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Tibet and Vietnam.
![Cephalostachyum Distribution Map](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5cd082c50ea102c52e5bb0/1586383550617-A7IF4MJKVHO4RRA43BU3/cephalostachyum-distribution-map.jpg)
Cephalostachyum Distribution Map
Cephalostachyum Species List
Species | Origin | Diameter | Height |
---|---|---|---|
Cephalostachyum burmanicum | Myanmar | ∅ 100 mm | ⇑ 18 m |
Cephalostachyum capitatum | Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Cephalostachyum chinense | China South-Central | ⇑ 5 m | |
Cephalostachyum flavescens | Andaman Is., Myanmar | ∅ 38 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Cephalostachyum langbianense | Vietnam | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Cephalostachyum latifolium | Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal | ⇑ 3 m | |
Cephalostachyum mannii | Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Cephalostachyum mindorense | Philippines | ∅ 30 mm | |
Cephalostachyum mishimianum | East Himalaya | ||
Cephalostachyum pallidum | Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar, Tibet | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Cephalostachyum pingbianense | China South-Central | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Cephalostachyum sanguineum | China South-Central | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Cephalostachyum scandens | China South-Central, Myanmar | ∅ 35 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Source: Kew Science
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