- Family:
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus:
- Miscanthus Andersson
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch.

[GB]
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial; culms solitary. Rhizomes elongated; scaly. Culms erect; 90-250 cm long; 5-8 mm diam. Culm-internodes 5-20 cm long. Culm-nodes bearded. Leaves cauline. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 0.5-1 mm long. Leaf-blades 20-80 cm long; 10-30 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence composed of racemes. Racemes few, or numerous; 8-40; digitate; drooping, or ascending; 10-35 cm long. Central inflorescence axis 4-10 cm long. Rhachis tough; subterete; glabrous on surface. Rhachis internodes filiform; 4-8 mm long. Spikelets in pairs. Fertile spikelets pedicelled; 2 in the cluster. Pedicels filiform; unequal; 1.5-7 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; dorsally compressed; 5-6 mm long; 0.8-1 mm wide; falling entire. Spikelet callus bearded; base truncate. Spikelet callus hairs white; 2-4 length of spikelet.
- Fertile
- Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; dorsally compressed; 5-6 mm long; 0.8-1 mm wide; falling entire. Spikelet callus bearded; base truncate. Spikelet callus hairs white; 2-4 length of spikelet.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 1 length of spikelet; chartaceous; much thinner above; dark brown; without keels; 0-1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface flat. Lower glume margins ciliate (hairs to 15mm). Lower glume apex entire; acuminate. Upper glume lanceolate; chartaceous; much thinner above; without keels; 3 -veined. Upper glume margins ciliate. Upper glume apex acuminate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret oblong; 0.8 length of spikelet; hyaline; 3 -veined; ciliate on margins; acute. Fertile lemma lanceolate; 3.5-4.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 0-1 -veined. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; muticous, or mucronate. Palea 0.5 length of lemma. Palea apex ciliate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Anthers 3; 2-2.5 mm long.
- Distribution
- Asia-temperate: Soviet far east, China, and eastern Asia.
- Reference
- Andropogoneae. Koyama.
Native to:
Amur, China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Primorye
Introduced into:
Arkansas, Austria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Poland, Québec, Vermont, Wisconsin
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Steward, A.N. [2562], China | K001064354 | Yes | |||
Licent, E. [8618], China | K001064357 | Yes | |||
Licent, E. [3008], China | K001064359 | Yes | |||
Henry, A. [7507], China | K001064381 | Yes | |||
Licent, E. [6958], China | K001064383 | Yes | |||
Ohwi, J. [s.n.], Japan | K001064560 | Yes | |||
Furuse, M. [42574], Japan | K001064625 | Yes | |||
Komarov, V.L. [121], Russian Federation | K001064345 | Yes | |||
David, A. [s.n.], China | K001064379 | Yes | |||
Ulianov, T.N. [s.n.], Russian Federation | K001064346 | Yes | |||
Williams, S.W. [11451], China | K001064385 | Yes | |||
Faber, E. [1533], China | K001064356 | Yes | |||
Suzuki, S. [389], Japan | K001064622 | Yes | |||
Chow, K.S. [80339], China | K001064382 | Yes | |||
Ulianov, T.N. [s.n.], Russian Federation | K001064347 | Yes | |||
Satomi, N. [1226], Japan | K001064561 | Yes | |||
Togashi, M. [7327], Japan | K001064624 | Yes | |||
Furuse, M. [42574], Japan | K001064626 | Yes | |||
Davis, D. [7], Korea | K001064621 | Yes | |||
Wang, T.P. [3598], China | K001064353 | Yes | |||
Maingay, A.C. [574], China | K001064380 | Yes | |||
Guocheng-yong [20064 377 9], China | K001064360 | Yes | |||
David, A. [s.n.], China | K001064386 | Yes | |||
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] | K001064348 | Yes | |||
Licent, E. [6959], Shaanxi | K001064355 | Yes | |||
Togashi, M. [676], Japan | K001064562 | Yes | |||
Furuse, M. [29976], Japan | K001064623 | Yes | |||
Henry, A. [5123], China | K001064358 | Yes | |||
Licent, E. [7742], China | K001064384 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [823], China | K001064352 | Yes | |||
Tanaku [s.n.], Japan | K001064627 | Yes |
First published in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., ser. 2, 7: 137 (1884)
Accepted by
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
- Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich Stapfia 95: 141-161.
- Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dalnego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
- Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
- Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Serviss, B.E., Peck, J.H. & Graves, T.A. (2014). The first naturalised occurance of the Cannaceae family in the Arkansas (U.S.A.) flora, with additional new and noteworthy Angiosperm records from the state Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 637-639.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
- Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich Stapfia 95: 141-161.
- Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dalnego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
- Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Serviss, B.E., Peck, J.H. & Graves, T.A. (2014). The first naturalised occurance of the Cannaceae family in the Arkansas (U.S.A.) flora, with additional new and noteworthy Angiosperm records from the state Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 637-639.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
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