Poaceae

Reunion bamboo

Nastus borbonicus J.F.Gmel.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Nastus

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Reunion bamboo: fr : Calumet ( Nastus borbonicus ) Photo: B.Navez - 2 MAR 2006 - Réunion island — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. B.navez assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Dutch: Calumet
English: Reunion bamboo, Reunion Isle bamboo, Wet-forest bamboo
French: Calumet

Synonyms

Bambusa alpina Bory
Bambusa arundinacea Bonpl.
Bambusa paniculata Willd. ex Steud.
Nastus paniculatus Sm.
Stemmatospermum verticillatum P.Beauv.

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. B.navez assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vova-goc, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.