Merostachys

Merostachys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Supertribe:	Bambusodae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Arthrostylidiinae
Genus:	Merostachys Spreng. 1824 not Nakai 1935 (Crassulaceae)
Type species
Merostachys speciosa Spreng.
Synonyms
Brasilocalamus Nakai

Merostachys is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay.