Cephalostachyum Species List

17 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 (500-2,000m). A few species grow up to 2,450m altitude in the eastern Himalayas.

Bamboo species of the genus Cephalostachyum are native to the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, China, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Madagascar.

The list below shows all the known Cephalostachyum species:

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Species Name	Diameter	Height
Cephalostachyum burmanicum	80-100 mm	15-18 m
Cephalostachyum capitatum	25-30 mm	4-10 m
Cephalostachyum capitatum var. decompositum
Cephalostachyum chapelieri	5-7 mm
Cephalostachyum chevalieri		8 m
Cephalostachyum flavescens	25-38 mm	3-6 m
Cephalostachyum langbianense	12-20 mm	3-7 m
Cephalostachyum latifolium		2-3 m
Cephalostachyum madagascariense	120-150 mm	18-22 m
Cephalostachyum mannii	8 mm	10 m
Cephalostachyum mindorense	30 mm
Cephalostachyum pallidum	15 mm	1-2 m
Cephalostachyum peclardii
Cephalostachyum pergracile	50-75 mm	10-12 m
Cephalostachyum perrieri
Cephalostachyum scandens
Cephalostachyum viguieri	15-30 mm
Cephalostachyum virgatum	5-10 mm