Poaceae

Miscanthus Andersson

First published in Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 165 (1855)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Tropical & S. Africa, Russian Far East to Tropical Asia and Pacific.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Eswatini

Native to:

Amur, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Free State, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Sakhalin, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Altay, Arkansas, Austria, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Chile Central, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Egypt, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Uruguay, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.29.226753. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Acad. 1855: 165 (1856).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Oefvers. Kon. Vet.-Akad. Förh. 1855: 165 (1856)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chow, K.S. [80339] China K001064382 Yes
Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. [817(a)] French Polynesia K002387539 Yes
Florence, J. [9070] French Polynesia K002387536 Yes
Henry, A. [7507] China K001064381 Yes
Yasuda, K. [2169] Japan K002387293 No
Furuse, M. [29976] Japan K001064623 Yes
Licent, E. [6958] China K001064383 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [39] Vanuatu K002387535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K002387814 No
Brass, L.J. [29765] Papua New Guinea K002387478 No
Grassl; Warner [724] K002387813 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K002387817 No
Loher, A. [1847] Philippines K002387452 Yes
Leach, B. [14604] Solomon Islands K002387541 Yes
s.coll. [17] Fiji K002387826 No
Stokes, A.M. [130] French Polynesia K002387537 Yes
Steward, A.N. [2562] China K001064354 Yes
Furuse, M. [42574] Japan K001064626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K002387815 No
Ulianov, T.N. [s.n.] Russia K001064347 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [6271] Philippines K002387457 Yes
Furuse, M. [42574] Japan K001064625 Yes
s.coll. [[NC132]] New Caledonia K002387825 No
Grassl; Warner [733] K002387818 No
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K001064560 Yes
[E. Pedicellaris] [s.n.] Fiji K002387816 No
Miliken, W. [1282] Papua New Guinea K002387498 No
Henry, A. [5123] China K001064358 Yes
Tanaku [s.n.] Japan K001064627 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [121] Russia K001064345 Yes
Williams, S.W. [11451] China K001064385 Yes
Williams, R.S. [1171] Philippines K002387458 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4492] Philippines K002387455 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4353] Philippines K002387456 Yes
Grassl; Warner [686] K002387812 No
Satomi, N.; Furuike, H. [1226] Japan K001064561 Yes
Licent, E. [3008] China K001064359 Yes
David, A. [s.n.] China K001064379 Yes
s.coll. [[Mol4826]] K002387824 No
St. John, H. [14519] French Polynesia K002387555 Yes
Faber, E. [1533] China K001064356 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K002387811 No
Licent, E. [6959] China K001064355 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Chen, H.L.; Lin, L. [25123] China K002387310 No
Licent, E. [7742] China K001064384 Yes
{M. M. J. van Balgooy} [1856] French Polynesia K002387554 Yes
Togashi, M. [676] Japan K001064562 Yes
Henry, A. [1689] Taiwan K002387225 Yes
Ulianov, T.N. [s.n.] Russia K001064346 Yes
s.coll. [823] China K001064352 Yes
Guocheng-yong [20064 377 9] China K001064360 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002387821 No
Licent, E. [8618] China K001064357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002387819 No
Davis, D. [7] Korea K001064621 Yes
Henry, A. [1689] Taiwan K002387226 Yes
Togashi, M. [7327] Japan K001064624 Yes
Soenarko, S. [453] Indonesia K002387477 No
Merrill, E.D. [4734] Philippines K002387454 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002387823 No
Cavalerie, J. [8005] China K002387227 No
Takamatsu, M. [1058] Micronesia, Federated States of K002387556 Yes
Loher, A. [7191] Philippines K002387453 Yes
Loher, A. [5038] Philippines K002387451 Yes
Grant, M.L. [3790] French Polynesia K002387553 Yes
Wang, T.P. [3598] China K001064353 Yes
Miliken, W. [1282] Papua New Guinea K002387499 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002387820 No
David, A. [s.n.] China K001064386 Yes
Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. [817(a)] French Polynesia K002387538 Yes
Leach, B. [BSIP14604] Solomon Islands K002387540 Yes
Grassl; Warner [818] Solomon Islands K002387822 No
Merrill, E.D. [4212] Philippines K001651383 Yes
Loher, A. [7207] Philippines K002387459 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Chen, H.L.; Lin, L. [25105] China K002387309 No
Suzuki, S. [389] Japan K001064622 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [574] China K001064380 Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] K001064348 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0