Stephostachys
Genus of grasses
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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]
| Stephostachys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Paspaleae |
| Genus: | Stephostachys Zuloaga & Morrone (2010) |
| Species: | S. mertensii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephostachys mertensii (Roth) Zuloaga & Morrone (2010) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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