Poaceae

Tibetan princess bamboo

Himalayacalamus asper Stapleton

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Himalayacalamus

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Tibetan princess bamboo: Himalayacalamus asper This bamboo grows 25 feet tall and has attractive purple canes or culms — Photo: Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Tibetan princess bamboo

Synonyms

Drepanostachyum asper (Stapleton) Demoly
Drepanostachyum asperum (Stapleton) Demoly

Photos

Photo: Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tortie tude, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.