NASTUS is a genus of slender to large bamboos found from Madagascar to the Solomon Islands. Erect, scrambling, or climbing, many branches at each node.
| Genus species | Max Height | Max Diameter | Minimum Temperature | Comments/Description |
| Nastus elatus (Chloothamnus elatus) | 60′ | 2″ | ? | A genus of slender to large bamboos found from Madagascar to the Solomon Islands. Erect, scrambling, or climbing, many branches at each node. |
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