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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.
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- 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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- 偏穗竹属
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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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Athroostachys
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South America
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Paraguay
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Belize
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Central America
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Poaceae
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Monocots
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Bambuseae
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Bambusoideae
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tracheophyte
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Crassulaceae
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Poales
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