Mullerochloa
| Mullerochloa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | K.M.Wong |
| Species: | M. moreheadiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Mullerochloa moreheadiana (F.M.Bailey) K.M.Wong
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| Synonyms | |
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Bambusa moreheadiana F.M.Bailey | |
Mullerochloa is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with affinities to bamboos. It contains just one species, Mullerochloa moreheadiana, which is native to northeastern Queensland, Australia.[1] It was originally described as Bambusa moreheadiana by Frederick Manson Bailey in 1889.[2][3]
The plant produces culms (stems) up to 30 m (100 ft) tall from an underground shoot;[4][5] the shoots themselves can be up to 60 m (200 ft) in length.[6]
The genus name of Mullerochloa is in honour of Lennox Muller, an Australian psychologist turned exotic plant farmer in Innisfail, Far North Queensland.[7] The Latin specific epithet of moreheadiana is in honour of Boyd Dunlop Morehead (1843–1905), an English-born Australian politician.[3]
References
- ^ "Mullerochloa K.M.Wong". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Mullerochloa K.M.Wong, Blumea 50(3): 434 (-435)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ a b Sharp, D.; Simon, B.K. (2002). "Bambusa moreheadiana". AusGrass: Grasses of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, and Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Weiller, C.M. (2022). Busby, John R. (ed.). "Mullerochloa moreheadiana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Clifford, H.T. (1993). "Bambusa moreheadiana F.M. Bailey (Magnoliophyta: Poaceae)". Austrobaileya. 4 (1): 131–133. doi:10.5962/p.365796. JSTOR 41738841. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Franklin, Donald C. (2008). "Taxonomic Interpretation of Australian Native Bamboos". Telopea. 12 (2): 183. doi:10.7751/telopea20085809.
- ^ "Alumni update" (PDF). Currie Connect. Vol. 1, no. 2. Crawley, Western Australia: The University of Western Australia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
External links
- View a map of herbarium records of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- See images of this species on Flickriver.com
Other sources
- H.T. Clifford, Austrobaileya Vol. 4, No. 1 (1993), pp. 131-133, Bambusa moreheadiana F.M. Bailey (Magnoliophyta: Poaceae)