Poaceae
Microstegium

Microstegium spectabile (Trin.) A.Camus

First published in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 68: 200 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Myanmar, Hong Kong to Solomon Islands. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan

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. & 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

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines K003645899 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K003645916 Yes
Carr, C.E. [12236] Papua New Guinea K003645909 Yes
Dissing; Koie; Olsen, S. [2382] Papua New Guinea K003645911 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano [37310] Philippines K003645900 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [338A] Solomon Islands K003645917 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [8846] Papua New Guinea K003645910 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