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]
Formerly included[1]

see Athroostachys Rhipidocladum

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