Merostachys maguireorum (Merostachys maguireorum)
Description
HABIT Perennial;caespitose.Rhizomes short;pachymorph.Culms erect;1000–1200 cm long;woody.Culm-internodes terete.Culm-nodes bearded.Lateral branches dendroid.Branch complement many;flabellate;with subequal branches.Leaf-sheaths striately veined;papillose.Leaf-sheath oral hairs scanty;1–2 mm long.Ligule a ciliolate membrane;0.5 mm long;brown;scaberulous on abaxial surface;truncate.Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath.Leaf-blades lanceolate.Leaf-blade midrib scarcely raised beneath.Leaf-blade surface glabrous.Leaf-blade margins scabrous.Leaf-blade apex attenuate.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Merostachys
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