Poaceae
Deschampsia

Deschampsia kingii (Hook.f.) É.Desv.

First published in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 6: 335 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Chile to S. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moore, D.M.; Goodall, R.N. [399] Argentina K003387504 Yes
Moore, D.M. [1688] Argentina K003387502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003387509 Yes
Godley, E.J. [s.n.] Chile K003387518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K001666196 Yes
Hunter, A.H. [11] Chile K003387514 Yes
[Max Awschalom] [9550] Argentina K003387503 Yes
Moore, D.M. [2066] Argentina K003387505 Yes
Darwin, C. [546] Argentina K000308342 Lectotype Yes
Dusen, P. [5882] Argentina K003387506 Yes
Mexia, Y. [7978] Chile K003387512 Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K003387508 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003387517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003387516 Yes
Lechler [1222] K000308335 Type Yes
Moore, D.M. [2753] Chile K003387515 Yes
King [s.n.] Chile K000308341 Type Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K003387507 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [24132] Chile K003387511 Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K003387510 Yes
Mexia, Y. [7978] Chile K003387513 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 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