- Nastus
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Nastus Nastus borbonicus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Nastinae Genus: Nastus
Juss.Species - Nastus elatus - New Guinea edible bamboo
- Nastus obtusus
- etc.
Nastus is a genus of slender, erect, scrambling or climbing bamboo. It has 7 species, mainly found in the tropical mountain forests of the Southern Hemisphere from Madagascar and Réunion to the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
The genus includes:
- Chloothamnus Büse
- Oreiostachys Gamble
- Stemmatospermum P.Beauv.
Categories:- Bamboo genera
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