Nastus

For the insect genus, see Nastus (beetle).

Nastus
Nastus borbonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Hickeliinae
Genus: Nastus
Juss.[1]
Type species
Nastus borbonicus
Synonyms[1]
  • Oreiostachys Gamble
  • Stemmatospermum P.Beauv.

Nastus is a genus of slender, erect, scrambling or climbing bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. It includes 12 species native to Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

The genus was erected by French botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789.[3][4]

Species

12 species are accepted.[1]

  • Nastus ambrensis A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus aristatus A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus borbonicus J.F. Gmel. – Réunion
  • Nastus decaryanus A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus elongatus A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus emirnensis (Baker) A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus humbertianus A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus lokohoensis A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus madagascariensis A.Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus manongarivensis A.Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus perrieri A. Camus – Madagascar
  • Nastus tsaratananensis A. Camus – Madagascar

Formerly included

See Arundinaria, Bambusa, Cathariostachys, Cenchrus, Chloothamnus, Chusquea, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Guadua, Melocanna, Ruhooglandia, Thamnocalamus, and Widjajachloa.

  • N. arundinaceus – Bambusa bambos
  • N. baccifera – Melocanna baccifera
  • N. barbatus – Guadua tagoara
  • N. brunneus – Chusquea baculifera
  • N. capitatus – Cathariostachys capitata
  • N. carolinianus – Cenchrus spinifex
  • N. chusque – Chusquea scandens
  • N. elatoides – Chloothamus elatoides
  • N. elatus – Chloothamnus elatus
  • N. elegantissimus – Chloothamnus elegantissimus
  • N. glaucus – Chloothamnus glaucus
  • N. guadua – Guadua angustifolia
  • N. holttumianus – Chloothamnus holttumianus
  • N. hooglandii – Ruhooglandia hooglandii
  • N. latifolius – Guadua latifolia
  • N. longispicula – Chloothamnus longispiculus
  • N. macrospermus – Arundinaria gigantea
  • N. obtusus – Chloothamnus obtusus
  • N. productus – Widjajachloa producta
  • N. prolifer – Chusquea quila
  • N reholttumianus – Chloothamnus reholttumianus
  • N. rudimentifer – Chloothamnus rudimentifer
  • N. schlechteri – Chloothamnus schlechteri
  • N. schmutzii – Chloothamnus schmutzii
  • N. quila – Chusquea quila
  • N. strictus – Dendrocalamus strictus
  • N. tessellatus – Thamnocalamus tessellatus
  • N. thouarsii – Bambusa vulgaris
  • N. tjankorreh – Dinochloa scandens
  • N. verticillatus – Gigantochloa verticillata
  • N. viviparus – Bambusa vulgaris

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nastus Juss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Nastus Juss., Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 34 (1789)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de (1789). Antonii Laurentii de Jussieu Genera plantarum (in Latin). Paris: Herissant et Theophilum Barrois. p. 34. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ "!Nastus Juss". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

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