Poaceae
Microstegium

Microstegium glabratum (Brongn.) A.Camus

First published in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 68: 201 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hainan to S. Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Hainan, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sulawesi, Taiwan, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.H., Veldkamp, J.-F. & Kuoh, C.S. (2012). Taxonomic revision of Microstegium s.str. (Andropogoneae, Poaceae). Blumea 57: 160-189.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Parham, B.E. [1220] Fiji K003645922 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13932] Fiji K003645925 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [232a] Fiji K003645929 Yes
Greenwood, W. [716] Fiji K003645930 Yes
Loher, A. [1824] Philippines K003645892 Yes
Loher, A. [1821] Philippines K003645895 Yes
Degener, O. [15222] Fiji K003645926 Yes
Williams, R.S. [1960] Philippines K003645893 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4288] Fiji K003645924 Yes
Loher, A. [7184] Philippines K003645894 Yes
Degener, O. [15472] Fiji K003645934 Yes
Florence [10247] French Polynesia K003645923 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [26656] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645947 Yes
Stone, B. [4478] Guam K003645940 Yes
Greenwood, W. [223] Fiji K003645933 Yes
Whistler, A. [11098] Samoa K003645935 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [2789] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645941 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines K003645888 Yes
Greenwood, W. [673] Fiji K003645932 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W2130] Samoa K003645939 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [12306] New Caledonia K003645918 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines K003645887 Yes
Sulit, M.D.; Conklin, H.C. [s.n.] Philippines K003645890 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [407] Fiji K003645927 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11511] Samoa K003645937 Yes
Fénix, B.; Ramos, M. [785] Philippines K000290176 Type Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [3248] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645943 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [12306] New Caledonia K003645920 Yes
Henty, E.E. [14873] Papua New Guinea K003645901 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF14736] Papua New Guinea K003645903 Yes
Fénix, E. [s.n.] Philippines K003645886 Yes
London, C.A. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003645902 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [2703] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645944 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K003645889 Yes
Furuse, M. [4479] Japan K003645546 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [3503] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645948 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [6676] Philippines K003645885 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [415] Fiji K003645931 Yes
Florence, J. [3136] French Polynesia K003645921 Yes
Whistler, A. [10995] Samoa K003645936 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [108] Fiji K003645928 Yes
Rinehart, A.; Manner, H.; Borelli, B. [AR1416] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645946 Yes
Williams, R.S. [218] Philippines K003645891 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W1994] Samoa K003645938 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [26404] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645945 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [2755] Micronesia, Federated States of K003645942 Yes
Carr, C.E. [13170] Papua New Guinea K003645904 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [32862] New Caledonia K003645919 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