Poaceae
Thyrsostachys

Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble

First published in Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7: 58 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • Kumari, P., Singh, P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 30: 1-334. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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.
  • Kumari, P., Singh, P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 30: 1-334. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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?
Rogers, C.G. [s.n.] Burma K003900845 No
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] K003900860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003900871 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24497] India K003900852 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] K003900858 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] K003900856 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K003900847 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K003900870 Yes
s.coll. [4524] K003900861 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rodger, A. [1057] Burma K003900867 Yes
Huk, A. [45] Burma K003900848 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27477] India K003900854 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27119] K003900853 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27119] K003900850 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] K003900857 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [683] Burma K003900868 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K003900851 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [s.n.] Burma K003900862 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Niyomdham, C.; Ueachirakan, W. [4201] Thailand K003900905 Yes
Stapleton [1334] United States K003900919 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [683] Burma K003900866 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, C.G. [997] Burma K003900863 Yes
[Thet She] [s.n.] Burma K003900846 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K003900869 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [693] Burma K003900865 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [997] Burma K003900864 Yes
Smales, C.B. [s.n.] Burma K003900872 Yes
Oliver, J., W. [s.n.] Burma K000854864 Unknown Type Material Yes
Niyomdham, C.; Ueachirakan, W. [4201] Thailand K003900906 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27119] K003900855 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] K003900859 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26429] K003900849 Yes
Stapleton [1334] United States K003900920 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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