Nastus

Nastus
	Nastus borbonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Hickeliinae
Genus:	Nastus; Juss.
Type species
	Nastus borbonicus; J.F.Gmel.
Synonyms
	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 1789.³⁴

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

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

External links

Media related to Nastus at Wikimedia Commons

[powo-1] "Nastus Juss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[IPNI-2] "Nastus Juss., Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 34 (1789)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[JUSSIEU-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.

[TROPICOS-4] "!Nastus Juss". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

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Nastus

Nastus borbonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Hickeliinae
Genus:	Nastus Juss.¹
Type species
Nastus borbonicus J.F.Gmel.²
Synonyms¹
Oreiostachys Gamble Stemmatospermum P.Beauv.