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Candy cane bamboo

Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Himalayacalamus

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Candy cane bamboo: Botanical specimen in the Lyman Plant House, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
喜马拉雅筱竹, 喜馬拉雅筱竹, 须弥筱竹, 吉隆箭竹
English
Candy cane bamboo, Candy-stripe bamboo, Clump-forming bamboo 'Damarapa', Clumping bamboo 'Damarapa', Damarapa bamboo, Green-striped red-culmed bamboo, Himalayan bamboo 'Damarapa', Striped Himalayan bamboo

Synonyms

  • Arundarbor falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Kuntze
  • Arundinaria falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Duthie
  • Arundinaria nobilis Mitford
  • Bambusa fistulosa Royle ex Munro
  • Bambusa floribunda Munro
  • Drepanostachyum falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) J.J.N.Campb. ex D.C.McClint.
  • Fargesia gyirongensis T.P.Yi
  • Himalayacalamus gyirongensis (T.P.Yi) Ohrnb.
  • Himalayacalamus gyirongensis (T.P.Yi) Ohrnberger
  • Thamnocalamus falconeri Hook.f. ex Munro

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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.