Athroostachys

Athroostachys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Arthrostylidiinae
Genus: Athroostachys
Benth.
Species: A. capitata
Binomial name
Athroostachys capitata
(Hook.) Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Merostachys capitata Hook.
  • Chusquea fimbriata Steud.
  • Chusquea glomerata Munro
  • Merostachys capitata var. angustifolia Döll
  • Merostachys capitata var. latifolia Döll

Athroostachys is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family.[2][3][4]

The only known species is Athroostachys capitata, native to Brazil (States of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro).[5][6][1][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1208-1209 in Latin
  3. ↑ Renvoize, S. A. 1984. Grasses of Bahia 1–301. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Athroostachys Benth.
  5. ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  6. ↑ McClure, F. A. 1973. Genera of bamboos native to the New World (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 9: 1–148.
  7. ↑ The Plant List, Athroostachys capitata (Hook.) Benth.


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