| Mullerochloa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Mullerochloa K.M.Wong |
| Species: | M. moreheadiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Mullerochloa moreheadiana (F.M.Bailey) K.M.Wong | |
| Synonyms | |
Bambusa moreheadianaF.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]
The grass forms clumps and grows up to 12 m (39 ft) tall. Other sources say it can be up to 60 m (200 ft) in length. [3]
The genus name of Mullerochloa is in honour of Lennox Muller, an Australian psychologist turned exotic plant farmer in Innisfail, Far North Queensland. [4] [5] The Latin specific epithet of moreheadiana is in honour of Boyd Dunlop Morehead (1843–1905), an English-born Australian politician. [6]