Poaceae
Capillipedium

Capillipedium parviflorum (R.Br.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 169 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, S. Arabian Peninsula, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 56 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 99 (1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 32 (1958).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 169 (1917).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 25, 1921 Cuming, H. [1397] Philippines K003164616 Yes
Salunkhe, C.B. [8887] India K003164291 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33680C] India K003164373 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25005] India K003164346 Yes
Furuse, M. [1506] Japan K003164193 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [18999] India K003164281 Yes
Henry, A. [7815] China K003164225 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5603] Australia K003164693 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [16633] India K003164274 Yes
Licent, A.E. [7782] China K003164235 Yes
Henry, A. [4285] China K003164222 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6838] Australia K003164671 Yes
Ross, J.H. [01970] Australia K003164687 Yes
Furuse, M. [1543] Japan K003164194 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003164713 Yes
Blake [164] Australia K003164681 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K003164215 Yes
Price, W.R. [1365] China K003164223 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22687] Burma K003164365 Yes
Morain, S.A. [286] Australia K003164685 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5317] India K003164340 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [4751] India K003164276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003164696 Yes
Brown, R. [6188] Australia K001057401 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [5143A] India K003164348 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Sharpe, P.; Stanley, T. [2926] Australia K003164699 Yes
Guyer, H. [19] India K003164356 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003164370 Yes
Furuse, M. [43862] Japan K003164201 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343G] India K003164329 Yes
Furuse, M. [44708] Japan K003164198 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [1169] China K003164221 Yes
McIntyre, R.; Ker, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K003164717 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8069] India K003164289 Yes
Morain, S.A. [286] Australia K003164683 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6765] India K003164345 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [5929] Burma K003164358 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003164294 Yes
Murru [849/K] India K003164326 Yes
Delavay (M.l' Abbé) [s.n.] China K003164211 Yes
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [3116] Nepal K003164337 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003164375 Yes
{Rev. George W. Holmes} [s.n.] Australia K003164673 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22687] Burma K003164364 Yes
Tanaka, H. [s.n.] Japan K003164203 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4365] Burma K003164361 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [3666] India K003164275 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5335] Tanzania K000190565 Yes
Blake, S.T. [14315] Australia K003164678 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4282] Burma K003164360 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [43534A] India K003164273 Yes
Yasuda, K. [2058] Japan K003164197 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003164714 Yes
Stuart, C. [s.n.] K003164723 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [922] India K003164298 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6140] India K003164309 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27295] India K003164292 Yes
Bor, N.L. [17743] India K003164353 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22687] Burma K003164366 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44688] India K003164282 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [6421] India K003164270 Yes
Brass, L.J. [2407] Australia K003164688 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [26329] India K003164279 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1446] India K003164306 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21164a] India K003164372 Yes
Furuse, M. [47184] Japan K003164185 Yes
Dunlop, C. [3379] Australia K003164669 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [231] Australia K003164670 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20669] China K003164216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K003164192 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343] India K003164332 Yes
Faurie (Pére) [11602] Japan K003164195 Yes
Keng; Keng, F. [5969] China K003164227 No
Jacquemont, V. [1053] K003164321 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [s.n.] China K001057425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38964] India K003164280 Yes
Ching, R.C.; Hsien, S.I. [s.n.] China K003164219 Yes
Henry, A. [4220] China K003164220 Yes
Gammie, G.A.; Duthie, J.F. [18700] India K003164296 Yes
Blake [5] Australia K003164694 Yes
McGillivray, J. [B110] Australia K003164698 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4753] Nepal K003164338 Yes
Bharadwaja, R.C. [29] India K003164300 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [20291] Pakistan K003164324 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [16] Australia K003164666 Yes
Mossman, H. [s.n.] Australia K003164690 Yes
Savatier (Dr) [2560] Japan K003164191 Yes
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [12855] Thailand K000688688 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [23774A] India K003164278 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21327] China K003164214 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003164367 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7108] Australia K003164672 Yes
Taquet [1701] K003164183 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22614] Burma K003164357 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003164715 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] India K003164286 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003164708 Yes
Taquet [1798] K003164184 Yes
Put [4537] Thailand K000620532 Yes
Put [4537] Thailand K000620533 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K003164716 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4523A] India K003164349 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [14529] India K003164322 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [5760] India K003164271 Yes
Furuse, M. [20243] Japan K003164204 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Abbe, E.C. [6264] Thailand K000688690 Yes
Shrestha, T.B.; Manandhar, N.P. [319] India K003164336 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2662] Australia K003164700 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [5480] Hong Kong K003164230 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [19047] Pakistan K003164320 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7500] Australia K003164703 Yes
s.coll. [421] India K003164310 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3959] Thailand K000688691 Yes
Domin, K. [s.n.] Australia K003164692 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [6] India K003164308 Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K001057422 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bancroft, T.L. [s.n.] Australia K003164677 Yes
Quartin-Dillon Ethiopia K000280704 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27224] India K003164347 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003164285 Yes
Sampson, T. [474] Hong Kong K003164241 Yes
Tanaka, H. [s.n.] Japan K003164187 No
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K003164189 Yes
Maculle [5561A] India K003164315 Yes
Maire, E.E. [2907] China K003164212 Yes
Bor, N.L. [2816] India K003164287 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [86] Australia K003164667 Yes
Bor, N.L. [15] India K003164288 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343E] India K003164330 Yes
Jackson, G.K. [s.n.] Australia K003164695 Yes
[Silbel] [s.n.] India K003164302 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5684] Australia K003164709 Yes
Vickery, J. [87] Australia K003164720 Yes
Furuse, M. [18743] Japan K003164200 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] K003164719 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Tian-guang, G.; Dahai, Z. [5183] China K003164234 Yes
s.coll. [278] China K003164237 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4027] India K003164343 Yes
Simada, Y. [6817] Japan K003164186 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003164304 Yes
White-Haney, J. [32] Australia K003164721 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10719] India K003164313 Yes
Blake, S.T. [164] Australia K003164704 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [922] India K003164327 Yes
McKie, E.N. [696] Australia K003164722 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6765] India K003164311 Yes
s.coll. [20774E] India K003164351 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [17038] India K003164269 Yes
Fung, H.L. [20390] China K003164228 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [16337] India K003164283 Yes
Chand, R. [8040] India K003164277 Yes
Domin, K. [s.n.] Australia K003164686 Yes
Brown, R. [6188] Australia K001057400 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2051] Australia K003164702 Yes
Rhind, D. [3076] Burma K003164359 No
s.coll. [6821] India K003164303 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] Hong Kong K003164243 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [22323] India K003164374 Yes
Simon, B.K. [3356] Australia K003164684 Yes
Furuse, M. [10291] Japan K003164206 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23356] Pakistan K003164318 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1109] India K003164301 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4027] India K003164342 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Hang, S. [5707] China K003164233 Yes
Serre, H. [1411] China K003164238 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26933] India K003164350 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [83] China K003164236 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [23540A] India K003164344 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4183] Australia K003164711 Yes
Fortune, R. [13] China K001057424 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6921] Australia K003164701 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [11250] India K003164368 Yes
Forrest, G. [148[7]5] China K003164213 Yes
Schindler, A.K. [238a] China K003164239 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [698] India K003164341 Yes
Taquet [1798] K003164180 Yes
[C. Kabir] [14529] Pakistan K003164323 Yes
Blake [4662] Australia K003164707 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2550] China K003164224 Yes
Togashi, M. [592] Japan K003164202 Yes
Furuse, M. [11757] Japan K003164207 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [3579] Hong Kong K003164232 Yes
Sampson, G.T. [s.n.] China K001057427 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [94] India K003164305 Yes
Bhattacharyya, U.C. [24561] India K003164355 No
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [826] China K003164217 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27186] India K003164369 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [3580] Hong Kong K003164229 Yes
Henry, A. [9615A] China K003164210 Yes
s.coll. [4493] India K003164317 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [7248] India K003164290 Yes
Miller, D. [177] Bhutan K003164334 Yes
Blake, S.T. [14168] Australia K003164691 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [9149] China K003164218 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003164712 Yes
Cunningham, A. [1] Australia K001739966 No
Lazarides, M. [7421] Thailand K000688692 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; et al. [3585] Thailand K000688687 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5641] Australia K003164710 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [s.n.] Korea, South K003164181 Yes
Blatter, F. [2654] India K003164307 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23152] India K003164312 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phengklai, C. [8037] Thailand K000688686 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343F] India K003164328 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Japan K003164196 Yes
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K003164226 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343C] India K003164331 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [0754] Hong Kong K003164231 Yes
Brown, R. [6188] Australia K001057399 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bhutan K003164335 Yes
s.coll. [10] Australia K003164674 Yes
Janaki Ammal, E.K. [1409] India K003164299 No
Stewart, R.R. [24434] Pakistan K003164319 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Abbe, E.C. [6184] Thailand K000688689 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003164297 Yes
Furuse, M. [11841] Japan K003164208 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5971] Burma K003164362 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [24] Australia K003164668 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7625] Australia K003164705 Yes
Furuse, M. [41815] Japan K003164199 Yes
Goy, D.A.; Smith, L.S. [277] Australia K003164679 Yes
Fortune, R. [13] China K001057423 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3228] Australia K003164706 Yes
Takeda, H. [s.n.] Japan K003164190 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] Hong Kong K003164242 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12428] India K003164325 Yes
Brass, L.J. [2406] Australia K003164689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003164295 Yes
Woods [s.n.] K003164697 Yes
Grijs, C.F.M., de [s.n.] China K001057426 Type Yes
Blake, S. [102] Australia K003164682 Yes
Madden [s.n.] India K003164293 Yes
s.coll. [4493] India K003164352 Yes
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Australia K003164676 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [803] Australia K003164718 Yes
Matthews [117] Korea, South K003164182 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [43534C] India K003164272 Yes
s.coll. [5320] India K003164316 Yes
Suzuki, S. [382] Japan K003164188 No
Blake [163] Australia K003164680 Yes
Jacoquemont, V. [1001] India K003164314 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31343K] India K003164333 Yes
s.coll. [5317] India K003164339 Yes
Furuse, M. [10291] Japan K003164205 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3663] India K003164371 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22687] Burma K003164363 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K003164354 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4434] Philippines Capillipedium parviflorum subsp. capiliflorum K003164659 Yes

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