Poaceae
Polytoca

Polytoca digitata (L.f.) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 641 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. China and New Guinea. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • 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?
May 2, 2008 Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2281] Thailand K000648198 No
May 2, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [19605] Thailand K000648199 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [1437] Thailand K000620680 No
Jan 21, 2008 Smitinand, T. [3994] Thailand K000648044 No
Jan 21, 2008 Smitinand, T. [2635] Thailand K000648042 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [8253] Thailand K000620681 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [8253] Thailand K000620682 No
Jan 21, 2008 Phloenchit [888] Thailand K000648040 No
Jan 21, 2008 Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2312] Thailand K000648046 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [2219] Thailand K000620683 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [1437] Thailand K000620679 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [19605] Thailand K000620678 No
Jan 21, 2008 Smitinand, T. [3954] Thailand K000648043 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [2226] Thailand K000620684 No
Jan 21, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [6350] Thailand K000620685 No
Jan 21, 2008 van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengkhlai, C. [1136] Thailand K000648045 No
Jan 21, 2008 Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [7103] Thailand K000648047 No
Jan 18, 2008 Smitinand, T. [1861] Thailand K000648041 No
Jan 18, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [9784] Thailand K000620686 No
Jan 18, 2008 Larsen, K.; Santisuk, T.; Warncke, E. [2020] Thailand K000648039 No
Jan 18, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [13771] Thailand K000620688 No
Jan 18, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [13771] Thailand K000620687 No
Jan 18, 2008 Marcan, A. [s.n.] Thailand K000620689 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002703129 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [22626] Burma K002703137 Yes
s.coll. [6778] India K002703121 Yes
Haines, H.H. [566] India K002703123 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [40111] India K002703145 Yes
s.coll. [566] India K002703118 Yes
Steenis, V. [7533] Indonesia K002703174 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40624] India K002703143 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1596] India K002703133 Yes
s.coll. [19251 D] India K002703142 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [474] China K002703113 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38114] India K002703127 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002703130 Yes
s.coll. [324] India K002703116 Yes
s.coll. [31737B] India K002703120 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [[2]] India K001736993 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002703140 Yes
[D. Rluind] [2126] Burma K002703138 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [19251] India K002703144 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [22664] India K002703132 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [26421] India K002703134 Yes
Haines, H.H. [566] India K002703124 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4173] Burma K002703136 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [19251] India K002703131 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7837] India K002703126 Yes
McClure, F.A. [7795] China K002703114 Yes
Ramos, M.; [R. Edaño] [[39220]] Philippines K002703175 Yes
s.coll. [6778] India K002703115 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40111 E] India K002703128 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K002703139 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3662] India K002703125 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [27] Burma K002703135 Yes
s.coll. [29] India K002703122 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002703117 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44700 H] India K002703141 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8627] Coix heteroclita K001131010 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8627] India Coix heteroclita K001131012 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8627] Coix heteroclita K001131013 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8627] Coix heteroclita K001131011 Unknown Type Material 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 2024. 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 2024. 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