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Merostachys
Sign in to saveMerostachys is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,911
- With media
- 1,208
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- US
- Recorded in
- Brazil, United States, Sri Lanka
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Merostachys is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay.
==Species== 59 species are accepted. Formerly included see Athroostachys Rhipidocladum Merostachys capitata - Athroostachys capitata Merostachys racemiflora - Rhipidocladum racemiflorum
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