Athroostachys

Athroostachys is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family.[4][5][6]

Athroostachys
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: Athroostachys
Benth.
Species:
A. capitata
Binomial name
Athroostachys capitata
Synonyms[3]
  • Merostachys capitata Hook.
  • Chusquea fimbriata Steud.
  • Chusquea glomerata Munro
  • Merostachys capitata var. angustifolia Döll
  • Merostachys capitata var. latifolia Döll

The only known species is Athroostachys capitata, native to Brazil (States of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro).[7][8][3][9]

See also

References
  1. "Athroostachys capitata". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (1883) Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus 3(2): 1209
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Bentham, George. 1883. Genera Plantarum 3: 1208-1209 in Latin
  5. Renvoize, S. A. 1984. Grasses of Bahia 1–301. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  6. Tropicos, Athroostachys Benth.
  7. 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. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  8. McClure, F. A. 1973. Genera of bamboos native to the New World (Gramineae: Bambusoideae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 9: 1–148.
  9. The Plant List, Athroostachys capitata (Hook.) Benth.


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