Indocalamus
Genus of grasses
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Indocalamus is a genus of about 35 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae),[3][2][4] native to central and southern China, Hainan, Vietnam, and Laos.[5] They are quite small evergreen bamboos normally up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in height, initially forming clumps and then spreading to form larger thickets. They have thick, glossy leaves.[6] Ruo leaves use to wrap foods like rice during dragon boat festival, originate in fujian refer to Indocalamus longiauritus originally but now are nonspecific to just about any leaf wrap.
| Indocalamus | |
|---|---|
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| Indocalamus latifolius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Indocalamus Nakai |
| Type species | |
| Indocalamus sinicus[1][2] (Hance) Nakai | |
Some species were formerly included in Sasa and Sasamorpha.
Indocalamus latifolius, I. solidus and I. tessellatus are found in cultivation in temperate regions, being very hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F).[6]
Species
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 32 species:[5]
- Indocalamus amplexicaulis W.T.Lin – Guangdong
- Indocalamus barbatus McClure – Guangxi
- Indocalamus bashanensis (C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao) H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang – Sichuan
- Indocalamus chebalingensis W.T.Lin – Guangdong
- Indocalamus chishuiensis Y.L.Yang & C.J.Hsueh – Guizhou
- Indocalamus confertus C.H.Lu – Sichuan
- Indocalamus cordatus T.H.Wen & Y.Zou – Jiangxi
- Indocalamus decorus Q.H.Dai – Guangxi
- Indocalamus emeiensis C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao – Sichuan
- Indocalamus guangdongensis H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang – Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan
- Indocalamus herklotsii McClure – Hong Kong
- Indocalamus hirsutissimus Z.P.Wang & P.X.Zhang – Guizhou
- Indocalamus hirtivaginatus H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang – Jiangxi
- Indocalamus hispidus H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang – Sichuan
- Indocalamus hunanensis B.M.Yang – Chongqing, Hunan, Sichuan
- Indocalamus inaequilaterus W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu – Guangdong
- Indocalamus jinpingensis T.P.Yi & J.Y.Shi – Yunnan
- Indocalamus latifolius (Keng) McClure – Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shanxi
- Indocalamus longiauritus Hand.-Mazz. – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang
- Indocalamus macrophyllus C.F.Huang – Fujian
- Indocalamus multinervis (W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu) W.T.Lin – Guangdong
- Indocalamus pedalis (Keng) Keng f. – Sichuan
- Indocalamus petelotii (A.Camus) Ohrnb. – Laos, Vietnam
- Indocalamus pseudosinicus McClure – Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan
- Indocalamus pumilus Q.H.Dai & C.F.Huang – Guangxi
- Indocalamus quadratus H.R.Zhao & Y.L.Yang – Guizhou, Hunan
- Indocalamus sinicus (Hance) Nakai – Guangdong, Hainan
- Indocalamus suichuanensis T.P.Yi & Y.H.Guo – Jiangxi
- Indocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f. – Hunan, Zhejiang
- Indocalamus tongchuensis K.F.Huang & Z.L.Dai – Fujian
- Indocalamus victorialis Keng f. – Sichuan
- Indocalamus youxiuensis T.P.Yi – Sichuan
- Formerly included[7]
see Acidosasa, Ampelocalamus, Arundinaria, Bashania, Bonia, Fargesia, Pleioblastus, Pseudosasa, Ravenochloa, Sinobambusa, and Yushania
- Indocalamus actinotrichus – Ampelocalamus actinotrichus
- Indocalamus andropogonoides – Yushania andropogonoides
- Indocalamus basihirsutus – Yushania basihirsuta
- Indocalamus confusus – Yushania confusa
- Indocalamus debilis – Arundinaria debilis
- Indocalamus dumetosus – Bashania fargesii
- Indocalamus fargesii – Bashania fargesii
- Indocalamus floribundus – Yushania floribunda
- Indocalamus humilis – Sinobambusa humila
- Indocalamus mairei – Fargesia mairei
- Indocalamus megalothyrsus – Yushania megalothyrsa
- Indocalamus nanunicus – Acidosasa nanunica
- Indocalamus niitakayamensis – Yushania niitakayamensis
- Indocalamus oiwakensis – Yushania niitakayamensis
- Indocalamus pallidiflorus – Pseudosasa pubiflora
- Indocalamus parvifolius – Fargesia hackelii
- Indocalamus pubiflorus – Pseudosasa pubiflora
- Indocalamus rigidulus – Yushania rigidula
- Indocalamus scariosus – Bashania fargesii
- Indocalamus solidus – Bonia saxatilis
- Indocalamus varius – Pleioblastus amarus
- Indocalamus walkerianus – Yushania walkeriana
- Indocalamus wilsonii (Rendle) C.S.Chao & C.D.Chu – Ravenochloa wilsonii (Rendle) D.Z.Li & Y.X.Zhang
- Indocalamus wightianus – Yushania wightiana