Merostachys

Merostachys
Merostachys procerrima
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

Species[1][8][9]
  1. Merostachys abadiana
  2. Merostachys annulifera
  3. Merostachys argentea
  4. Merostachys argyronema
  5. Merostachys bifurcata
  6. Merostachys brevigluma
  7. Merostachys brevispica
  8. Merostachys burmanii
  9. Merostachys calderoniana
  10. Merostachys caucaiana
  11. Merostachys ciliata
  12. Merostachys claussenii
  13. Merostachys exserta
  14. Merostachys filgueirasii
  15. Merostachys fimbriata
  16. Merostachys fischeriana
  17. Merostachys fistulosa
  18. Merostachys glauca
  19. Merostachys kleinii
  20. Merostachys kunthii
  21. Merostachys lanata
  22. Merostachys latifolia
  23. Merostachys leptophylla
  24. Merostachys magellanica
  25. Merostachys magnispicula
  26. Merostachys maguireorum
  27. Merostachys medullosa
  28. Merostachys multiramea
  29. Merostachys neesii
  30. Merostachys pauciflora
  31. Merostachys petiolata
  32. Merostachys pilifera
  33. Merostachys pluriflora
  34. Merostachys polyantha
  35. Merostachys procerrima
  36. Merostachys ramosissima
  37. Merostachys retrorsa
  38. Merostachys riedeliana
  39. Merostachys rondoniensis
  40. Merostachys scandens
  41. Merostachys skvortzovii
  42. Merostachys sparsiflora
  43. Merostachys speciosa
  44. Merostachys ternata
  45. Merostachys vestita
Formerly included[1]

see Athroostachys Rhipidocladum

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Sprengel, Curt Polycarp Joachim. 1824. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 1: 132, 249 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos, Merostachys Spreng.
  4. ^ Sendulsky, T. 1997. Twelve new species of Merostachys (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from Brazil. Novon 7(3): 285–307
  5. ^ Filgueiras, T. S. & A. P. Santos-Gonçalves. 2004. A checklist of the basal grasses and bamboos in Brazil (Poaceae). Journal of the American Bamboo Society 18(1): 7–18
  6. ^ Londoño, X. & L. G. Clark. 1998. Eight new taxa and two new reports of Bambuseae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Colombia. Novon 8(4): 408–428
  7. ^ McClure, F. A. & L.B. Smith. 1967. Gramíneas -- Suplemento. Bambúseas. 1(GRAM–Supl.): 1–78. In P. R. Reitz (ed.) Flora Ilustrada Catarinense. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Itajaí, Brasil
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Merostachys
  9. ^ Judziewicz, E. J. 2000. Merostachys. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39: 71–75