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1.   Bamboos in Koshi Zone, East Nepal. Nepal Forestry Tech. Info. Bull. 6: 12–14.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1982).

2.   Bamboo in East Nepal: Preliminary findings.  Forest Research & Information Centre Report, Dept. of  Forests,  Kathmandu.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1982).

3.   Planting of large bamboos ‘bans’ by the traditional method Nepal Forestry Tech. Info. Bull. 9: 15–17.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & TAMRAKAR, S. N. (1983).  PDF

4.   Pipar Bamboos. Appendix  in Picozzi, N. An ecological survey of a proposed reserve for Himalayan pheasants.  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Project 839 Report. NERC, London.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & TAMRAKAR, S. N. (1983).

5.   Noctuid shoot borers in Dendrocalamus and Bambusa species. Nepal Forestry Tech. Info. Bull. 11: 26-31.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1985).    PDF

6.   Propagation of  Bambusa  and  Dendrocalamus species by culm cuttings: Preliminary practical recommendations. Forest Survey and Research Office Publication No. 44.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1986).    PDF

7.   Studies on vegetative propagation of Bambusa and Dendrocalamus species by culm cuttings in Nepal.  In: A.N. Rao, G. Dhanarajan, C.B. Sastry (Eds.), Recent Research on Bamboos, pp. 146–153. Proceedings of IDRC conference,  Hangzhou, China, October 1985. IDRC, Ottawa.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1987).    Text of Proceedings online

8.   Bamboos. In: J. K. Jackson, Manual of Afforestation in Nepal: 199–214. Forestry Research Project, Kathmandu.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1987).  PDF

9.   Contributions on bamboos. In: W. MEYER.  Vegetative Soil Conservation Measures : A Field Manual.  HMG/SATA TWP TANSEN   GTZ FB 121 PN:  76.2173.3  Helvetas.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1988).

10. Ecological problems in bamboo cultivation and indigenous technical solutions from the Himalayas. Bamboo Journal 8: 100-109. Kyoto.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990).  PDF (Draft)

11.  Bhutanese bamboos: A simple key and background information on the genera. Tsenden (J. of Bhutan Forestry Dept.) Vol. 1 No. 1: 26-30.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990). PDF (Draft)

12.  Subtribe Thamnocalaminae Keng: Vegetative branching patterns in the delineation of the genera. Bamboo Research Scheme Report.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990).

13.  Branching patterns and prophylls in the Thamnocalamus inflorescence. Bamboo Research Scheme Report.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990).

14.  Raising seedlings of the edible Himalayan bamboo Dendrocalamus hamiltonii. Bamboo Research Scheme Report.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990).

15.  Chirang Hill Irrigation Project: Identification of bamboos and potential for incorporating the planting of bamboos into existing and possible activities. Bamboo Research Scheme Report.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1990).  PDF

16.  A morphological investigation of some Himalayan bamboos with an enumeration of taxa in Nepal & Bhutan.   Ph.D. thesis, University of Aberdeen.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1991).  PDF (Draft, text only)

17. New combination for a temperate Himalayan bamboo Bamboo Soc.(GB) Newsletter 15: 6.

McCLINTOCK, D. & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1992).

18. Fargesia macclureana (new combination): A Tibetan bamboo in Europe. Bamboo Soc.(GB) Newsletter 17: 17.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1993). PDF (Draft)

19. Comments on new names for Himalayan bamboos published by J.P. Demoly. Bamboo Soc.(GB) Newsletter 17: 18.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1993).  PDF

20. More on Himalayacalamus falconeri. Bamboo Soc.(GB) Newsletter 17: 19–20.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1993). PDF

21. Himalayacalamus hookerianus (a new combination) in flower in Edinburgh. Bamboo Soc.(GB) Newsletter 17: 20-21.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1993). PDF

22. The blue-stemmed bamboo: Himalayacalamus hookerianus. The New Plantsman 1(1): 1-9.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994). PDF (Draft)

23. Bamboos of Nepal. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, for the Overseas Development Administration. 66pp.; 160 ill.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994).  Basic PDF

24. Bamboos of Bhutan. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, for the Overseas Development Administration. 64pp.; 150 ill.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994).

25. The bamboos of Nepal and Bhutan Part I:  Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Melocanna, Cephalostachyum, Teinostachyum, and Pseudostachyum (Gramineae: Poaceae, Bambusoideae).  Edinb. J. Bot. 51(1): 1–32.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994). PDF

26. The bamboos of Nepal and Bhutan Part II: Arundinaria, Thamnocalamus, Borinda, and Yushania (Gramineae: Poaceae, Bambusoideae).  Edinb. J. Bot. 51(2): 275–295.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994). PDF

27. The bamboos of Nepal and Bhutan Part III: Drepanostachyum, Himalayacalamus, Ampelocalamus, Neomicrocalamus, and Chimonobambusa (Gramineae: Poaceae, Bambusoideae). Edinb. J. Bot. 51(3): 301-330.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994). PDF

28. Himalayan bamboo hunting. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 20: 14–24.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1994). PDF

29. Muriel Wilson’s bamboo. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 21: 10–20.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1995). PDF

30. Flowering of Fargesia nitida in the UK. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 22: 17–22.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1995). PDF.

31. The Fountain Bamboo - Fargesia nitida. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 24: 19–20.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1996). PDF.

32. Progress and prospects in genetic diversity studies on bamboo and its conservation. In Bamboo, People & the Environment 2: 23–44. Proceedings of the IVth International Bamboo Congress, Bali, May 1995. IDRC, Ottawa. 

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & Rao, V. R. (1996). Volume 2 text online

33. A new combination in Ampelocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 51(4): 809–813.

LI, D.Z., & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1996). PDF (Draft)

34. Himalayan bamboo diversity and its conservation: a case study. In: G.S. Gujral & V. Sharma (eds.). Changing perspectives of biodiversity status in the Himalayas: 39–42. British Council, New Delhi.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1996). PDF (Draft)

35. Identification of hardy bamboos. In: Crampton, D., Helliwell, D., Bell, M., Townsend, R., Addington, P., & Stapleton, C. M. A. Bamboo: a guide to the plant and its cultivation in the British Isles. The Bamboo Society. Oxford.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1996). PDF (Draft)

36. A bamboo bridge between China and the West. China Review 5(3): 34–37.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., & RENVOIZE, S.A. (1996).

37. Comments on proposal to conserve Sinarundinaria Nakai with a conserved type species and a conserved type specimen. Submitted to IAPT Committee for Spermatophyta 16/12/1996, unpublished.

STAPLETON C. M. A., CLAYTON W. D., DRANSFIELD S., & RENVOIZE S. A. (1996). PDF

38. Morphology of woody bamboos. In Chapman, G. P.  (ed.), The Bamboos: 251–267. Academic Press.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997).  PDF (Draft)

39. A new combination in Bambusa (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 52(1): 235–238.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., & XIA, N. H. (1997). PDF (Draft)

40. A new combination in Dendrocalamus (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 52(2): 483–485.

XIA, N.H. & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997). PDF (Draft)

41. A new combination in Cephalostachyum with notes on names in Neomicrocalamus (Gramineae–Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 52(3): 699–702.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., LI, D.-Z., &  XUE, J.-R. (1997). PDF (Draft)

42. Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water - Comments on a proposal by D.-Z. Li to conserve Sinarundinaria. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 26: 25 – 26.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997). PDF.

43. The Good Luck or Fortune-inviting Bamboo, Shibataea kumasaca (Steud) Makino ex Nakai: a discussion of the correct botanical name. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 27: 32 – 37.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997). PDF

44. Bamboo and Cane Study of Zhemgang Dzongkhag. Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Govnt. of Bhutan, Thimphu.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., BARROW, S. C., & PRADHAN, R. (1997). PDF

45. Review of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae Tomus 9(1)  (Chinese). Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 26: 35–36.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997). PDF (Draft)

46. Typification of Bambusa bambos (Gramineae, Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 52(3): 693–698.

XIA, N. H. & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1997). PDF (Draft)

47. New combinations in Borinda (Gramineae–Bambusoideae). Kew Bull. 53:  453–459.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1998). PDF (Draft)

48. Form and function in the bamboo rhizome. J. Amer. Bamboo Soc.12(1): 21–29.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1998). PDF (Draft)

49. (1366) Proposal to conserve the name Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble against the name Thyrsostachys regia (Munro) Bennet (Poaceae, Bambusoideae). Taxon 47(3): 739–740.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1998). PDF (Draft)

50. Nomenclatuur van Pleioblastus viridistriatus/auricomus. Nieusbrief European Bamboo Society Afdeling Nederland 8(4): 11–14 (Dutch).

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1998). PDF (Draft in Dutch);    PDF (English original)

51. A new record for Bhutan and Sikkim–Yushania yadongensis (Poaceae). Edinburgh J. Bot. 56(1): 149–150.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1999). PDF (Draft)

52. Bambusa fortunei and Bambusa variegata: competing basionyms for the white-variegated dwarf leptomorph bamboo currently placed in Arundinaria, Pleioblastus, or Sasa. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 31: 36–40.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1999). PDF (Draft)

53. Yushania vs Sinarundinaria: good news and bad. Bamboo Soc. (GB) Newsletter 31: 42–43.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1999). PDF (Draft)

54. Bamboo data sheets. In: The Forestry Compendium (Module1) [CD-ROM]. CAB International.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & DRANSFIELD, S. (1999). Compendium Website

55. Sino-Himalayan bamboos on the US West Coast. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Newsl. 20 (6): 1–6.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (1999). PDF (Draft)

56. Typification of Indocalamus tessellatus, Phyllostachys bambusoides var albomarginata, Sasa veitchii, and the genus Sasa. Taxon 49(2): 235–238; edited version  and Erratum in Taxon 49(3): 631.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000).   PDF (Draft) with image of type

57. Bambuseae. In: H. J. Noltie, The Grasses of Bhutan Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 482–515, with 97 illustrations. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Royal Government of Bhutan.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000). PDF (Draft)

58.  Typification of  the genus Sasamorpha. Taxon 49: 545–6.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000). PDF (Draft)

59. A comparison of ITS rDNA sequence data and AFLP markers for phylogenetic studies in Phyllostachys (Bambusoideae, Poaceae). J. Plant Res. 113: 259–269. (Winner of Journal of Plant Research Best Paper Award 2001).

HODKINSON, T. R., RENVOIZE, S. A., CHONGHAILE, G., STAPLETON, C. M. A., & CHASE, M. (2000). Abstract (PDF); Subs.

60. New half-hardy bamboos from the Sino-Himalayan region. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Newsl. 21 (4): 16–21, with Bor biography.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000). PDF (Draft)

61. Report of the IFAD Reconnaissance Mission: Forestry Development in the North Eastern Region, Meghalaya, India, November – December 2000. IFAD, Rome.

KAUKINEN, A.-L., HALDIN, G., & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000). Summary

62. IFAD Reconnaissance Mission North East India Forestry Project November/December 2000: Bamboos and Canes.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2000). PDF (Draft)

63. New combination arising from the publication of a new name for Himalayacalamus intermedius Bol. Bamboo 22(2): 6–7.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2001). PDF (Draft)

64. Proposal to conserve the name Bambusa viridistriata Siebold ex André (Poaceae, Bambusoideae). Taxon 50(3): 911–913.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & RENVOIZE, S. A. (2001). PDF (Draft)

65. Bambusa ventricosa versus Bambusa tuldoides. Bamboo 23: 17–18.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2002). PDF (Draft)

66. Bamboo Biodiversity: Information for planning conservation and management in the Asia-Pacific Region. UNEP-WCMC/INBAR, Cambridge. (2003)

BYSTRIAKOVA, N., KAPOS, V., STAPLETON, C., & LYSENKO, I. PDF (full 9MB); PDF (no maps, 2MB)

67. Distribution and conservation status of forest bamboo biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region. Biodiversity and Conservation 12(9): 1833–1841.

BYSTRIAKOVA, N., KAPOS, V., LYSENKO, I. & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2003). PDF (Abstract);  Subs.

68. Proposal to limit the scope of Recommendation 60C.2. Taxon 52: 635.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2003). PDF (Taxon website)

69. Qiongzhuea and Dendrocalamopsis (Poaceae-Bambusoideae): publication by descriptio generico-specifico and typification.  Taxon 53: 526-528

STAPLETON, C. M. A., & XIA, N.H. (2004). PDF Draft       PDF Subs.

70. Sarocalamus, a new Sino-Himalayan bamboo genus (Poaceae–Bambusoideae). Novon 14: 345–349.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., Ní CHONGHAILE, G. & HODKINSON, T. R. (2004).  PDF

71. Contributions on bamboos. In: J. Marinelli (Ed.). Plant. Dorling Kindersley, London.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2004).

72. New combinations for Chinese bamboos  (Poaceae, Bambuseae). Novon 15(4): 599–601.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., LI, D. Z., & XIA, N. H. (2005). PDF

73. Relationships between Bambusa species (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 34(5): 417–423.

YE, S, XIA, N. H, & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006). Abstract;    PDF (Subs.)

74. Proposal to conserve the name Arundinaria murieliae Gamble against A. sparsiflora (Poaceae, Bambusoideae). Taxon 55(1): 231–232.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006). PDF (Taxon website)

75. Bambuseae. In: Flora of China, 22. Poaceae: 7–180. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

LI, D. Z., WANG, Z. P., ZHU, Z. D., XIA, N. H., JIA, L. Z., GUO, Z. H., YANG, G. Y.; & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006). In WU, Z. Y., RAVEN, P. H. & HONG, D. Y. (eds.) (2006). Online;    PDF

76. New taxa and combinations in cultivated bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Sida 22(1): 331–332.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006).    PDF;    PDF (Sida website)

77. The identity of an endemic Tibetan bamboo, Arundinaria macclureana (Gramineae, Bambusoideae). Acta Bot. Yunnan. 28 (2): 115–118.

LI, DE-ZHU ( 李德欞 ), CLARK, L. G., & STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006).  Abstract;   PDF (Subs.)

78. Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum: Identity and origins (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Sida 22 (2): 1081–1086.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2006). PDF;    PDF (Sida website)

79. Bambuseae. In: Flora of North America 24: 15–29. Oxford University Press.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., BARKWORTH, M. E., CLARK, L. G. & TRIPLETT, J. K. (2007) In BARKWORTH, M. E., CAPELS, K. M., LONG, S., ANDERTON, L. K. & PIEP, M. P. (eds.) (2007)

Online (all the grasses)

80. New names for bamboos of Nepal (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1(1): 135–142.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (2007). Online (BRIT Website)

81. Dendrocalamus khoonmengii, a new bamboo species (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). from peninsular Thailand. Thai For. Bull. (Bot.) 35: 98–102.

SUNKAEW, S., TEERAWATANONON, A., PARNELL, J. A. N., DRANSFIELD, S., STAPLETON, C. M. A., & HODKINSON, T. R. (2007). Online (Forest Herbarium - big file!)

Submitted, not yet published:

1. Proposal to conserve a species name in Arundinaria Michx., currently placed in Fargesia Franchet,  with a conserved type (Poaceae, Bambusoideae).

(Submitted for publication in Taxon 12 Oct. 2001)

STAPLETON, C. M. A. & ZIJLSTRA, G. (200-). PDF (Draft)

Ongoing publications    

1. Molecular systematics of the woody bamboo tribe (Poaceae, Bambuseae)

Ní CHONGHAILE, G., STAPLETON, C. M. A., HODKINSON, T. R., & CHASE, M. (200-). PDF (Draft)

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2. Molecular phylogeny of Asian woody bamboos.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., HODKINSON, T. R., & Ní CHONGHAILE, G. (200-). PDF (Draft)

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3. Lectotypification of Bambusa pygmaea Miq. and Bambusa disticha Mitford (Poaceae-Bambusoideae).

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-). PDF (Draft)

4. Bamboos & Canes of Bhutan.

STAPLETON, C. M. A., BARROW, S., & PRADHAN, R. (200-).

5. Branching patterns in temperate bamboos.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-).  PDF (Draft)

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6. Squirrel damage to bamboo shoots.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-). PDF (Draft)

7. Cephalostachyum capitatum var. decompositum Gamble (Poaceae-Bambuseae): separation, lectotypification, and conservation status.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-). PDF (Draft)

8. (***–***) Proposal to amend Article 33 to explicitly include generic names with presumed basionyms. Submitted for publication in Taxon.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-).

9. Bambuseae. Account for: Flora of N. America & Manual of Grasses for North America. Utah State University. (Draft full version - 24 genera, 84 spp)

STAPLETON, C. M. A., BARKWORTH, M. & CLARK, L. G. (2006).

10. (***–***) Proposal to conserve the name Yushania elegans (Kurz) R. B. Majumdar with a conserved type (Poaceae, Bambusoideae).

STAPLETON, C. M. A., & MAO, A. A. (200-)

11. Bamboos of Nepal Edition 2.

STAPLETON, C. M. A. (200-).