Cephalostachyum

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

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