Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family.Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1095 (in key), 1212 in Latin It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.Tropicos, Melocalamus Benth.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 48 梨籐竹属 li teng zhu shu Melocalamus Bentham in Bentham & J. D. Hooker in Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 1212. 1883.
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for MelocalamusNguyen, H.N.; Tran, V.T. 2010. Six new species of Melocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Vietnam. Blumea 55(2):129-138
Formerly included see Dinochloa Melocalamus macclellandii - Dinochloa macclellandii
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