Poaceae
Miscanthus

Miscanthus × longiberbis (Hack.) Nakai

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 31: 12 (1917)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is NE. China to Korea, Japan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is M. sacchariflorus × M. sinensis.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan, Korea, Manchuria

Introduced into:

Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST. [Cited as Miscanthus oligostachyus.]
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Miscanthus oligostachyus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.13.85863. epublication.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Ibaragi, Y., Lim, S.H., Yook, M.J., Chang, C.S. & Kim, D.S. (2013). Taxonomic notes on Korean Miscanthus × ogiformis Honda (Poaceae) - A new record from Korea. The Journal of Japanese Botany 88: 184-187.
  • Lustyk, P. & Doležal , J. (2021). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae - XIX. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 56: 31-176.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stace, C.A., Preston, C.D. & Pearman, D.A. (2015). Hybrid flora of the British isles: 1-501. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 s.coll. [s.n.] Miscanthus × giganteus K001063927 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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