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Merostachys

The genus Merostachys is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Merostachys

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Merostachys abadiana Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys annulifera Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys argentea Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys argyronema Lindm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys bifurcata Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys brevigluma Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys brevispica Munro Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys burmanii Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys calderoniana Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys caucaiana Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys ciliata McClure & L.B.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys claussenii Munro Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys exserta Munro ex E.G.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys filgueirasii Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys fimbriata Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys fischeriana Rupr. ex Döll Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys fistulosa Döll Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys glauca McClure & L.B.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys kleinii Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys kunthii Rupr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys lanata Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys latifolia R.W.Pohl Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys leptophylla Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys magellanica Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys magnispicula Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys maguireorum McClure Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys medullosa Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys multiramea Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys neesii Rupr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys pauciflora Swallen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys petiolata Döll Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys pilifera Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys pluriflora Munro ex E.G.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys polyantha McClure Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys procerrima Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys ramosissima Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys retrorsa McClure Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys riedeliana Rupr. ex Döll Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys rondoniensis Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys scandens Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys sellovii Munro Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys skvortzovii Send. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys sparsiflora Rupr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys speciosa Spreng. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys ternata Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Merostachys vestita McClure & L.B.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 52 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Merostachys. Of these 45 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 1 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Merostachys. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 52 species names for the genus Merostachys recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 45 86.5%
Synonym 6 11.5%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 1 1.9%

All names

The status of the 53 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Merostachys recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 45 84.9%
Synonym 7 13.2%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 1 1.9%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 52 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Merostachys, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 45 6 0 0 51 98.1%
Medium confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Low confidence 0 0 0 1 1 1.9%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Merostachys is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
WCSP 45 6 0 1 0 52 100%