Stenostachys Explained

Stenostachys is a genus of plants in the grass family, found only in New Zealand.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is sometimes included in the genus Elymus.

Species^[5]

• Stenostachys deceptorix Connor - South Island
  • Stenostachys enysii (Kirk) Barkworth & S.W.L.Jacobs - South Island Stenostachys gracilis (Hook.f.) Connor - North Island + South Island
• Stenostachys laevis (Petrie) Connor - North Island + South Island

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44517917#page/1058/mode/1up Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1862. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 35(2): 330-331
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40005619 Tropicos, Stenostachys Turcz.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00517.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://herbarium.usu.edu/Triticeae/DichotKeys/Genera/Stenostachys.htm Factsheet, Utah State University, Stenostachys
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=444601 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families