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]

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References edit

  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. ^ a b 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.