Poaceae
Deschampsia

Deschampsia klossii Ridl.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 268 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea

Introduced into:

Society Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2004 Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] New Guinea K000307872 Isotype Yes
van Balgooy, M.M.J. [95] Papua New Guinea K003386624 Yes
Hopkins, H.C.F. [869] Papua New Guinea K003386620 Yes
Brass, L.J. [29947] Papua New Guinea K003386653 Yes
Brass, L.J. [31405] Papua New Guinea K003386652 Yes
Johns, R.J. [9960] Indonesia K003386679 Yes
Kalkman, C. [4806] Papua New Guinea K003386637 Yes
Willis, F.R.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Johns, R.J.; Edwards, P.J.; Sutrisna [160] Indonesia K003386678 Yes
Stevens, P.; Coode, M. [LAE51436] Papua New Guinea K003386628 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Hidayat, A.; Rudall, P. [10131] Indonesia K003386676 Yes
Smith, J.M.B. [ANU15186] Papua New Guinea K003386648 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH11304b] Papua New Guinea K003386672 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Hidayat, A.; Rudall, P. [10132] Indonesia K003386677 Yes
Brass, L.J. [30081] Papua New Guinea K003386640 Yes
Versteeg, G.M. [2545] K003386674 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] K003386626 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE68031] Papua New Guinea K003386650 Yes
Barker, W.R.; Umba, T. [LAE67324] Papua New Guinea K003386646 Yes
Giulianetti, A.; English, A.C. [s.n.] K003386651 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Schodde, R. [7518] Papua New Guinea K003386663 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F.; Kuduk, M. [8543] Papua New Guinea K003386667 Yes
Stevens, P.; Coode, M. [LAE24527] Papua New Guinea K003386629 Yes
Coode, M. [NGF32521] Papua New Guinea K003386621 Yes
Walker [ANU5002] Papua New Guinea K003386675 Yes
Kalkman, C. [5139] Papua New Guinea K003386638 Yes
Coode, M.; Katik, P. [NGF40006] Papua New Guinea K003386623 No
Lane-Poole, C.E. [503] K003386656 Yes
van Balgooy, M.M.J. [233] Papua New Guinea K003386625 Yes
Pullen, R. [345] Papua New Guinea K003386664 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6672] Papua New Guinea K003386636 Yes
Wace, N.M. [ANU13052] Papua New Guinea K003386630 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Pullen, R. [5509] Papua New Guinea K003386660 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6277] Papua New Guinea K003386634 Yes
Wace, N.M. [ANU13056] Papua New Guinea K003386631 Yes
Croft, J.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE61434] Papua New Guinea K003386644 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6496] Papua New Guinea K003386639 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH11147] Papua New Guinea K003386670 Yes
Brass, L.J. [9312] Indonesia K003386662 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Noble, I. [NGF47110] Papua New Guinea K003386635 Yes
Schodde, R. [1928] Papua New Guinea K003386665 Yes
Veldkamp, F.; Obedi, S. [8582] Papua New Guinea K003386669 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE65190] Papua New Guinea K003386645 Yes
Brass, L.J.; Collins, J.D. [31227] Papua New Guinea K003386654 Yes
Coode, M.; Stevens, P. [NGF46308] Papua New Guinea K003386642 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF8971] Papua New Guinea K003386643 Yes
Versteeg, G. [2502] K003386673 Yes
Brass, L.J. [9048] Indonesia K003386658 No
Clemens [5222] Papua New Guinea K003386655 Yes
Edwards, P.J.; Johns, R.J.; Puradyatmika, P.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Willis, F.R. [4275] Indonesia K003386680 Yes
McVean, D.N.; Wade, L.K. [ANU7248] Papua New Guinea K003386649 Yes
Kerenga, K.; Garki, J. [LAE56844] Papua New Guinea K003386632 Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2141] Papua New Guinea K003386627 Yes
Gillison, A. [NGF25091] Papua New Guinea K003386622 Yes
Craven, L.A. [3104] Papua New Guinea K003386666 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF8857] Papua New Guinea K003386661 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6300] Papua New Guinea K003386633 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Grubb, P.J. [LAE54610] Papua New Guinea K003386647 No
Kerenga, K.; Garki, J. [LAE56825] Papua New Guinea K003386657 No
Kerenga, K.; Garki, J. [LAE56838] Papua New Guinea K003386668 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10101] Indonesia K003386681 Yes
Pullen, R. [5093] Papua New Guinea K003386671 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Schodde, R. [7056] Papua New Guinea K003386659 Yes
Coode, M.; Stevens, P. [NGF46315] Papua New Guinea K003386641 No

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