Stephostachys

Stephostachys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Paspaleae
Genus:
Zuloaga & Morrone (2010)
Species:
S. mertensii
Binomial name
Stephostachys mertensii
(Roth) Zuloaga & Morrone (2010)
Synonyms[1]
  • Panicum altissimum Link (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum altissimum G.Mey. (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum elatius Kunth (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum equisetum Nees ex Döll (1877), pro syn.
  • Panicum latifolium var. altissimum Rupr. ex E.Fourn. (1886), pro syn.
  • Panicum megiston Schult. (1824)
  • Panicum megiston f. pauciflora Hack. (1909)
  • Panicum mertensii Roth (1817) (basionym)
  • Panicum proximum Steud. (1853)
  • Panicum tuberculatum J.Presl (1830)

Stephostachys is a genus of grasses. It includes a single species, Stephostachys mertensii, a perennial native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America and South America to northeastern Argentina.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stephostachys mertensii (Roth) Zuloaga & Morrone". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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