Taxon:  Tibisia farcta (Aubl.) C. D. Tyrrell et al.



Summary
Genus:
Tibisia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Guaduinae
Nomen number:
482005
Place of publication:
Taxon 67:927.  2018
Verified:
11/07/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Arundo farcta Aubl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Arthrostylidium farctum (Aubl.) Soderstr. & Lourteig

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arthrostylidium capillifolium Griseb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTurks and Caicos Islands  Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.]

Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
  2. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
  3. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Arthrostylidium capillifolium
  4. Tyrrell, C. D. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and cryptic morphology reveal a new genus of West Indian woody bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) hidden by convergent character evolution. Taxon 67:927. DOI: 10.12705/675.5.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=482005. Accessed 12 May 2026.