Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum elegantissimum Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 7: 52 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Indo-China and Philippines. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

India

Native to:

China Southeast, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

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.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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?
Aug 2, 1962 Kerr, A.F.G. [20457] Thailand K000620758 No
Aug 2, 1962 Kerr, A.F.G. [21457] Thailand K000620757 No
Aug 2, 1962 Put [4253] Thailand K000620759 No
{Xiam. Exp.} [011] China K003367546 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8090] Thailand K000620753 No
Lace, J.H. [3294] Burma K003367943 Yes
Smitinand, T. [4787] Thailand K000682750 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [15906] Thailand K000620754 No
s.coll. [1944] K003367549 Yes
Phengnaren, S.; Hambananda, C. [366] Thailand K000682748 No
Hu, S.Y. [6841] Hong Kong K003367544 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2426] Thailand K000682746 No
Hu, S.Y. [10401] Hong Kong K003367545 Yes
s.coll. [1494] China K003367547 Yes
Balansa, B. [427] Vietnam K003368871 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7442] Thailand K000682747 No
Hu, S.Y. [6849] Hong Kong K003367543 Yes
[Fortum] [s.n.] K003367550 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13628] Thailand K000620756 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [13628] Thailand K000620755 No
Smitinand, T. [2008] Thailand K000682749 No
Balansa, B. [426] Vietnam K003368872 Yes
s.coll. [1944] K003367548 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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