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Merostachys
Genus of grasses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merostachys is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3] It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay.[4][5][6][7]
- Merostachys abadiana
- Merostachys annulifera
- Merostachys argentea
- Merostachys argyronema
- Merostachys bifurcata
- Merostachys brevigluma
- Merostachys brevispica
- Merostachys burmanii
- Merostachys calderoniana
- Merostachys caucaiana
- Merostachys ciliata
- Merostachys claussenii
- Merostachys exserta
- Merostachys filgueirasii
- Merostachys fimbriata
- Merostachys fischeriana
- Merostachys fistulosa
- Merostachys glauca
- Merostachys kleinii
- Merostachys kunthii
- Merostachys lanata
- Merostachys latifolia
- Merostachys leptophylla
- Merostachys magellanica
- Merostachys magnispicula
- Merostachys maguireorum
- Merostachys medullosa
- Merostachys multiramea
- Merostachys neesii
- Merostachys pauciflora
- Merostachys petiolata
- Merostachys pilifera
- Merostachys pluriflora
- Merostachys polyantha
- Merostachys procerrima
- Merostachys ramosissima
- Merostachys retrorsa
- Merostachys riedeliana
- Merostachys rondoniensis
- Merostachys scandens
- Merostachys skvortzovii
- Merostachys sparsiflora
- Merostachys speciosa
- Merostachys ternata
- Merostachys vestita
- Formerly included[1]
Quick Facts Merostachys, Scientific classification ...
Merostachys | |
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Merostachys procerrima | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Arthrostylidiinae |
Genus: | Merostachys Spreng. 1824 not Nakai 1935 (Crassulaceae) |
Type species | |
Merostachys speciosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Brasilocalamus Nakai |
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see Athroostachys Rhipidocladum
- Merostachys capitata - Athroostachys capitata
- Merostachys racemiflora - Rhipidocladum racemiflorum