Elytrostachys

E. rhinocerotisClassification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Arthrostylidiinae
Genus: Elytrostachys
Species: E. clavigera – E. typica
Name

Elytrostachys McClure, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 32: 173 (1942)
Type species: Elytrostachys typica McClure, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 32: 174 (1942)

References

McClure, F.A. (1942) Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 32(6): 173, f. 4–6.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Elytrostachys in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Elytrostachys. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
Tropicos.org 2013. Elytrostachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Elytrostachys. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.

Elytrostachys is a genus of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae), found in the rainforests from Honduras to Venezuela.[1][2]

Species[3][4]

Elytrostachys clavigera McClure - Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Colombia
Elytrostachys typica McClure - Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela

References

McClure, Floyd Alonzo. 1942. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 32(6): 173-179 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, line drawings of both species
Tropicos, Elytrostachys McClure
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Elytrostachys