Saccharum griffithii Munro ex Aitch.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 191 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arabian Peninsula, Iran to W. Himalaya, S. Central India, Bangladesh. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Gulf States, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, West Himalaya, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

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.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Podlech, D. [19936] Afghanistan K002925705 Yes
Dixon, S. [111/99] Pakistan K002929145 Yes
Griffith, W. [1193] Afghanistan K000943374 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pakistan K002929130 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [440] Afghanistan K000943391 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Stewart}; Hale, M.E. [515B] Pakistan K002929140 Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Afghanistan K000943377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stocks, J.E. [1209] India K000943379 Unknown Type Material Yes
Qaiser, M.; Raza, A.; Husain, A. [1035] Pakistan K002929133 Yes
Crookshank, H. [563] Pakistan K002929128 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [567] Pakistan K002929131 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [546] Afghanistan K000943393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8768] Oman K002925699 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002929139 Yes
J.J. [2/48] K002929157 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22957] India K002929159 Yes
Crookshank, H. [s.n.] Pakistan K002929135 Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Afghanistan K000943378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Pakistan K002929134 Yes
Stewart, J.L. [469] K000943376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R.; [illegible] [15108] India K002929142 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7717] Oman K002925701 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002929147 Yes
[illegible] Harriss [16785] K002929158 Yes
Fernandez, J. [422] Oman K002925700 Yes
Stewart [575A] Pakistan K002929137 Yes
Crookshank, H. [567] Pakistan K002929129 Yes
Norris, J.J. [3] Pakistan K002929136 Yes
Fernandez, J. [197] Oman K002925698 Yes
Pandeya, S.C. [s.n.] India K002929146 Yes
s.coll. [1898] Oman K002925696 Yes
Crookshank, H. [s.n.] Pakistan K002929127 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13613] India K002929160 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [271] Afghanistan K000943390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goddard, A. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002925694 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23387] Pakistan K002929144 Yes
[Kabir] [15108] Pakistan K002929143 Yes
s.coll. [8744] Oman K002925695 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7717] Oman K002925702 Yes
Gatrall, M. (Dr); Willcoy, C. [273] Saudi Arabia K002925704 Yes
Stewart [515] India K002929161 Yes
Stewart [515A] India K002929141 Yes
Griffith, W. [179] Afghanistan K000943392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [363] Afghanistan K000943373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, R.N. [3384] India K002929176 Yes
Qaiser, M.; Ghafoor, A. [1334] Pakistan K002929132 Yes
s.coll. [17608] India K002929138 Yes
Falconer, H. [666] India K000943375 Unknown Type Material Yes

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