Nastus
| 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. |
| Type species | |
| Nastus borbonicus | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
The genus was erected by French botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789.