Arthrostylidium capillifolium Griseb.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Arthrostylidium capillifolium Griseb.

  • Description

    Species Description - Glabrous; stem slender, wiry, woody, climbing over shrubs and small trees, sometimes 5 m. long, often forming large colonies. Branches numerous, fascicled at the nodes, short; leaves capillary, flexible, 5-15 cm. long; spikelets few, at the ends of the branches, lanceolate, 8-12 mm. long, 2-3 mm. wide, several-flowered.

  • Distribution

    In low dense coppices and pinelands, Andros, New Providence, Cat Island, Great Exuma : Cuba ; Puerto Rico. Old Man's Beaed.

    Andros Island Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Cuba South America| Puerto Rico South America|