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Arberella (Poaceae: Bambusoideae): A new genus from tropical America

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Arberella, a new genus of bambusoid grasses, is established, based on the newly described species,A. dressiert. Also belonging to this new genus are the taxa originally namedOlyra flaccida andRaddia costa-ricensis and several new species from Panama and Brazil which will be described later. The new genus is presented in a key to the genera of the tribe Olyreae, of which it is a member, and a key is given to the three species treated in this paper.

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  1. Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, 20560, Washington, DC

    Thomas R. Soderstrom & Cleofé E. Calderón

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Soderstrom, T.R., Calderón, C.E. Arberella (Poaceae: Bambusoideae): A new genus from tropical America. Brittonia 31, 433–445 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805992

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