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  Name Iron bamboo
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Liliopsida
  Ordo Poales
  Familia Poaceae
  Subfamilia Bambusoideae
  Supertribus Bambusodae
  Tribus Bambuseae
  Subtribus Arundinariinae
  Genus '''''Ferrocalamus'''''
  Genus Authority JRXue & Kengf
  Species '''''F strictus'''''
  Binomial ''Ferrocalamus strictus''
  Binomial Authority Hsuey & Kengf


The iron bamboo ('''''Ferrocalamus strictus''''') is a Species of mountain bamboo. The genus '''''Ferrocalamus''''' is Monotypic . Endemic to China , the plant is known uniquely from Yunnan 's southern areas, from 900 to 1,200 m above the sea level.


Taxonomy

The genus ''Ferrocalamus'' is sometimes considered a synonym of '' Indocalamus ''. However, ''Ferrocalamus'' is arbor-like while ''Indocalamus'' is a shrub.