Poaceae
Coix
Coix lacryma-jobi

Coix lacryma-jobi var. stenocarpa Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 18: t. 1764 (1888)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is E. Himalaya to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Vietnam

Introduced into:

China South-Central, Jawa, New Guinea, Philippines, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1888 Watt, G. [s.n.] Burma K000246064 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1888 Watt, G. [s.n.] Burma K000246065 Type Yes
Kurz, S. [1135] Burma K002703435 Yes
{Grassl; Warner} [676] Papua New Guinea K002703635 No
Chung, H.H. [2567] China K002703267 No
Womersley, J.S.; Katik, P. [NGF43987] Papua New Guinea K002703633 No
s.coll. [[1764]] Burma K002703439 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1064] Philippines K001736996 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [3334] Burma K002703438 No
Bulmer, R.N.H. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002703632 Yes
A.N.U. [1570] Philippines K002703553 No
Williams, R.S. [2620] Philippines K002703552 No
Womersley, J.S. [NGF9315] Papua New Guinea K002703640 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002703437 Yes
Brass, L.J. [23836] Papua New Guinea K002703636 Yes
Watt, G. [s.n.] Burma K001057004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF11307] Papua New Guinea K002703639 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [188] Fiji K002703684 Yes
Brass, L.J. [22045] Papua New Guinea K002703637 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P5412] Malaysia K002703543 Yes
s.coll. [6450] Burma K002703436 Yes
Blackwood, B. [202] Papua New Guinea K002703642 Yes
Burke [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002703641 Yes
s.coll. [4] Samoa K002703683 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [7593] Indonesia K002703634 Yes
Brass, L. [1417] Papua New Guinea K002703638 Yes
Boeea, R.S. [8732] Indonesia K002703542 Yes

Sources

  • 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