Poaceae
Melocalamus

Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 1212 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Newman, M. [204] Vietnam K001581084 Yes
Kurz, S. [3183] Burma K000912020 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5210] Thailand K000631404 Yes
Newman, M. [204A] Vietnam K001581093 Yes
Newman, M. [204A] Vietnam K001581094 Yes
Kurz, S. [151] Burma K000912022 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD 1197] Thailand K000682011 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD 1197] Thailand K000682008 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD 1197] Thailand K000682010 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD 1197] Thailand K000682009 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5210] Thailand K000631405 Yes
Newman, M. [183] Vietnam K001581087 Yes
Newman, M. [183] Vietnam K001581088 Yes
Newman, M. [204] Vietnam K000743037 No
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [12859] Thailand K000682007 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD1197] Thailand K000743038 No
Holthum, R. [s.n.] K000743046 No
Kurz, S. [3183] Burma K000912021 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newman, M. [204] Vietnam K000795256 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000743044 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [5377] Thailand K000631407 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5377] Thailand K000631406 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5377] Thailand K000631408 Yes
Kurz, J. [151] Burma K000912019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newman, M. [183] Vietnam K000743041 No
Kurz, S. [s.n.] Burma K000912024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kurz, S. [151] Burma K000912023 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0