Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca wallichiana E.B.Alexeev

First published in Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 83(4): 120 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Tibet. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1975 Bor, N.L.; Ram, K. [20172] China K000913243 Type Yes
Miller, D. [281] Bhutan K003061684 No
Schilling; Sayers; Bista [450] Nepal K003061681 No
Bor, N.L.; Ram, K. [19648] China K003061292 No
Koelz, W.N. [22029] India K003061674 No
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [4092] Nepal K003061683 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K003061688 No
s.coll. [410] K003061669 No
King, G. [s.n.] India K003061687 No
Duthie, J.F. [12910] India K003061670 No
Duthie, J.F. [33] India K003061673 No
Stainton, J.D.A.; Sykes, V.R.; Williams, L. [4604] Nepal K003061680 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K003061685 No
Gamble, J.S. [24204] India K003061666 No
Gamble, J.S. [24204] India K003061667 No
Gamble, J.S. [25470] India K003061668 No
Duthie, J.F. [19845] India K003061665 No
Parker, R.N. [3353] India K003061676 No
Stainton, J.D.A.; Sykes, V.R.; Williams, L. [1032] Nepal K003061678 No
Duthie, J.F. [29] India K003061672 No
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [4670] Nepal K003061677 No
Schilling; Sayers; Bista [450] Nepal K003061679 No
Duthie, J.F. [277] India K003061671 No
Schilling, A.D. [942] Nepal K003061682 No
Jacquemont, V. [959] India K003061686 No
Duthie, J.F. [19845] India K003061675 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