Cephalostachyum is a genus of Asian and Madagascan bamboo in the grass family.Munro, William. 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26(1): 138-141 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
The plants are of small to medium size compared to most other bamboo. Their choice habitats are mountain to lowland forests.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 54 空竹属 kong zhu shu Cephalostachyum Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 26: 138. 1868.
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for Cephalostachyum
formerly included see Bambusa Cathariostachys Dendrocalamus Kinabaluchloa Schizostachyum
Museums Chinese maps show a Cephalostachyum Museum in Beijing. However, this appears to be a mistranslation; the museum is actually dedicated to the diabolo, a kind of yo-yo made of bamboo.Beijing's Diabolical Cephalostachyum Museum.
See also List of Poaceae genera
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