Poaceae
Microstegium

Microstegium petiolare (Trin.) Bor

First published in Indian Forest Rec., Bot., n.s., 1: 87 (1938)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1938 Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000943554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1938 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K000245718 Type Yes
Kurz, S. [1209] Burma K003645814 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645803 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8046] India K003645824 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] India K003645809 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [44700C] India K003645812 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4286] Nepal K003645818 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [40472D] India K003645804 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2239] India K003645807 Yes
Wallich, N. [8807] Nepal K000245603 Isosyntype Yes
Banerjee; Shrestha; Upadhyay [2961] Nepal K003645817 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8046] India K003645810 Yes
Kurz, S. [1209] Burma K003645813 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [44652B] India K003645805 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645808 Yes
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [5760] Nepal K003645815 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [24144] India K003645820 Yes
Banerjee; Shrestha; Upadhyay [3056] Nepal K003645816 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [31322] India K003645825 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [2358] India K003645821 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645811 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [23955] India K003645822 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40472A] India K003645806 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [5051] India K003645819 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8179] India K003645823 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