''Merostachys'' is a Neotropical genus of bamboo in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

. It is found in South America and Central America from Belize to Paraguay. ;SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Judziewicz, E. J. 2000. ''Merostachys''. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39: 71–75
/ref> ;Formerly included see '' Athroostachys Rhipidocladum'' * ''Merostachys capitata -

Athroostachys capitata ''Athroostachys'' is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family. The only known species is ''Athroostachys capitata,'' native to Brazil (States of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro). See also * List of Poaceae genera The tr ...

'' * ''Merostachys racemiflora - Rhipidocladum racemiflorum''

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Bambusoideae genera Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Flora of Central America Grasses of Brazil Grasses of Mexico Bambusoideae {{Bamboo-stub