Poaceae
Polytoca

Polytoca gigantea (J.Koenig) Mabb.

First published in Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1102 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 14, 1932 Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246052 Isotype Yes
Koelz, W.N. [19389] India Chionachne koenigii K002703030 Yes
[Coiss] [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702956 Yes
[GMN] [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002703036 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246054 Isotype Yes
[N. L. Nzor] [18106] India Chionachne koenigii K002703023 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002703019 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21063] India Chionachne koenigii K002703034 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [187] India Chionachne koenigii K002703031 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246053 Isotype Yes
Haines, H.H. [3663] India Chionachne koenigii K001736991 Yes
Christopher, J. [435] India Chionachne koenigii K002702971 Yes
Santapau, H. [20044] India Chionachne koenigii K002703029 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33997A] India Chionachne koenigii K002702960 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21061] India Chionachne koenigii K002702977 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34497] India Chionachne koenigii K002702959 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702983 Yes
Lemann [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002703024 Yes
Santapau, H. [19666] India Chionachne koenigii K002703027 Yes
Bor, N.L.; J.F.S. [18104] India Chionachne koenigii K002702969 Yes
s.coll. [1295] Chionachne koenigii K002703020 Yes
Mokim [1457] India Chionachne koenigii K002703025 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Gamble, J.S. [33997D] India Chionachne koenigii K002702973 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Chionachne koenigii K001057013 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702980 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2356] India Chionachne koenigii K002702965 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3666] India Chionachne koenigii K002702975 Yes
[illegible] [8627] India Chionachne koenigii K002702957 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702984 Yes
Hugar, M.V. [2660] India Chionachne koenigii K002703032 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3662] India Chionachne koenigii K002702981 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [26284] India Chionachne koenigii K002703026 Yes
Mohan, A. [11298] India Chionachne koenigii K002702974 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [42115B] India Chionachne koenigii K002702972 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34499C] India Chionachne koenigii K002702958 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702979 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34249] India Chionachne koenigii K002702962 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10020] India Chionachne koenigii K002702963 Yes
Wroughton, R.C. [16] India Chionachne koenigii K002702985 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [19188] India Chionachne koenigii K002702970 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6146] India Chionachne koenigii K002702976 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K002702967 Yes
Shah, G.L. [660] India Chionachne koenigii K002703028 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21062] India Chionachne koenigii K002703033 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6146] India Chionachne koenigii K002702978 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3665] India Chionachne koenigii K002702964 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [752] India Chionachne koenigii K002703022 Yes
Shah, G.L. [Shah850] India Chionachne koenigii K002702966 Yes
Röttler, J.P. [78] India Chionachne koenigii K001057012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [5870] Nepal Chionachne koenigii K002703021 Yes
Mokim [1474] India Chionachne koenigii K002702968 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K001736992 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3663] India Chionachne koenigii K002702982 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [19] India Chionachne koenigii K002703035 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33921C] India Chionachne koenigii K002702961 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8626] Coix barbata K001131008 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8626] Coix barbata K001131009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Narayanaswami, V.; [Umayavalli] [5196] India Coix gigantea K002703303 Yes
[Zeylon] [s.n.] Sri Lanka Coix gigantea K002703301 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001126000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [8624C] India Coix gigantea K002703309 Yes
Clayton, D. [5377] Sri Lanka Coix gigantea K002703302 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Saulière, A.; S.J. [33] India Coix gigantea K002703305 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21594] India Coix gigantea K002703307 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] India Coix gigantea K001131003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne [3221] India Coix gigantea K002703304 Yes
s.coll. [6451] India Coix gigantea K002703300 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131002 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131006 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India Coix gigantea K002703310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Coix gigantea K002703311 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [8625A] India Coix gigantea K002703308 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21729] India Coix gigantea K002703306 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] India Coix gigantea K001131004 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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