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Athroostachys capitata

Botanic Family

Poaceae

Author

(Hooker) Bentham

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Paraná
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Forest remnant

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing bamboo to 8m. Leaf blades to 400mm x 85mm. Synflorescence with bracts to 5mm long, spikelets to 16mm long, lower glumes to 5mm long, upper glumes to 5mm long. Fertile lemma to 16mm long. 3 lodicules.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Smithsonian
• Kew
• GrassBase