Poaceae
Apocopis

Apocopis paleaceus (Trin.) Hochr.

First published in Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 262 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Prasanna, P.V. & al. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 32: 1-694. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McClure, F.A. [9167] China K003645985 Yes
s.coll. [439] India K003646047 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1606] India K003646058 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [11658] India K003646042 Yes
Wallich [8843] Nepal K003646049 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [38173F] India K003646055 Yes
Field, D.I. [[28]] Nepal K003646041 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [28109] India K003646051 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [[531]] China K003645986 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K003646045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003646059 Yes
s.coll. [11658C] K003646044 Yes
Royle, J.F. [357] India K001050216 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001050218 Unknown Type Material Yes
M. L. [Sharma] [210] India K003646062 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1371] India K003646050 Yes
Bor, N.L.; [I. J. S.] [17988] India K003646056 Yes
Watt, G. [6827] India K003646046 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8199] India K003646052 Yes
s.coll. [8843] K003646048 Yes
s.coll. [8857] India K003646063 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [44012B] India K003646054 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001050217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [43325A] India K003646061 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38173A] India K003646060 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T.; [Limons] [144] India K003646057 Yes
s.coll. [2684] Bhutan K001665869 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8198] India K003646053 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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