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Issue: Vol. 690 No. 2: 28 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.690.2.4
Page range: 231-242
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Merostachys tonicoi (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae), a new species at the frontier of Amazonian deforestation in Brazil

Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Avenida Perimetral 1901, Terra Firme, Belém, Pará, 66077-830, Brazil
Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (IB), Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Departamento de Botânica, 70919-970, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (IB), Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Departamento de Botânica, 70919-970, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, 70770-917, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Agroflor Engenharia e Meio Ambiente, Avenida Bernardes Filho 31, Lourdes, 36572-016, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, Avenida José Ruschi 4, 29650-000, Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Arthrostylidiinae Amazon Forest Madeira River Rondônia Woody bamboos Monocots

Abstract

Recent collection efforts in the Rondônia state (Brazil) and inspection of Merostachys specimens in herbaria have revealed a distinct population of an Amazonian woody bamboo, here described and illustrated as a new species: Merostachys tonicoi. A morphological description, distribution, habitat and phenology data, a preliminary conservation status assessment, field photographs, a comparative table, taxonomic comments, and an identification key for the Brazilian Amazonian species of Merostachys are provided. Additionally, a comparative table and taxonomic comments on morphologically similar species from Eastern Brazil—M. delicatula and M. speciosa—are included.

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How to Cite

Lopes-Neto, R.B., Schindler, B., Figueira, M., Simon, M.F., Vinícius-Silva, R. & Viana, P.L. (2025) Merostachys tonicoi (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae), a new species at the frontier of Amazonian deforestation in Brazil. Phytotaxa 690 (2): 231–242. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.690.2.4