Merostachys Explained

Merostachys is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the grass family.^{[1] [2]} It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Species^{[7] [8] [9]}

Formerly included^[7] see Athroostachys Rhipidocladum

• Merostachys capitata - Athroostachys capitata
• Merostachys racemiflora - Rhipidocladum racemiflorum

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6720199#page/255/mode/1up Sprengel, Curt Polycarp Joachim. 1824. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 1: 132, 249
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40017475 Tropicos, Merostachys Spreng.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/640102#page/285/mode/1up Sendulsky, T. 1997. Twelve new species of Merostachys (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from Brazil. Novon 7(3): 285–307
4. 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
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/640669#page/407/mode/1up Londoño, X. & L. G. Clark. 1998. Eight new taxa and two new reports of Bambuseae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Colombia. Novon 8(4): 408–428
6. 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
7. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=424064 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
8. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Merostachys The Plant List search for Merostachys
9. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/384153#page/71/mode/1up 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