Poaceae
Microstegium

Microstegium nudum (Trin.) A.Camus

First published in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 261 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Japan, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • 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.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • 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?
Bowns [1938] India K003645739 Yes
Bruce [636] Tanzania K003645960 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25198B] India K003645752 Yes
Bowns [s.n.] India K003645740 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [21090] South Africa K003645981 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1604] Tanzania K003645959 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [22805] India K003645733 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M. [5212a] China K003645443 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6087] Sri Lanka K003645748 Yes
Herb. Griffith [s.n.] India K003645734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003645744 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4727] Philippines K003645882 Yes
Rhind, D. [3370] Burma K003645742 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27227] India K003645775 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19029G] India K003645725 Yes
Burchell [5365] South Africa K003645982 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2263] Uganda K003645955 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10142] India K003645781 Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000245601 Type Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [2570] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003645950 Yes
Davidse, G. [8290] Sri Lanka K003645746 Yes
Fisher, B.S. [1340] Zimbabwe K003645967 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1418] Uganda K003645956 Yes
Stewart, A.J.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [519] China K003645446 Yes
Britto, S.J. [41526] India K003645741 Yes
Smook, L. [5685] South Africa K003645972 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10111] India K003645755 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23316] India K003645766 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7202] Sri Lanka K003645747 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R. [176] Indonesia K003645905 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4722] Nepal K003645758 Yes
Wallich, N. [8831] Nepal K000245719 Isosyntype Yes
Hashimoto, Ch. [1149] Japan K003645439 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [26684] India K003645728 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [23075] India K003645772 Yes
de Winter, B. [93] South Africa K003645971 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003645952 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4352] Nepal K003645760 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1571] South Africa K003645970 Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000943556 Unknown Type Material Yes
Crook, A.O. [867] Zimbabwe K003645966 Yes
Chand, R. [8302] India K003645721 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4842] Philippines K003645881 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [3534] K003645778 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12395] Pakistan K003645763 Yes
Bowns [1938] India K003645738 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K003645729 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M. [5311] China K003645442 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [22747A] India K003645735 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [22194A] India K003645780 Yes
Loher, A. [1825] Philippines K003645879 Yes
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.H.; Stainton, A. [267] Malaysia K003645862 Yes
Furuse, M. [54720] Japan K003645437 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] India K003645727 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [28469] China K003645447 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1027] India K003645736 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11668] Philippines K003645878 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K003645750 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1559] South Africa K003645968 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6128] K003645779 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [24533] Pakistan K003645764 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [245] South Africa K003645969 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31555A] India K003645756 Yes
Vickery, J. [23537] Australia K003645913 Yes
Wallich, N. [8831] Nepal K000943555 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10142] India K003645770 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8118] India K003645720 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F40] Malaysia K003645861 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1564] South Africa K003645974 Yes
Malderen, V. [1284] India K003645737 Yes
Ndangalasi, H. [490] Tanzania K003645958 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3368] India K003645773 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10766] K003645769 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14059] South Africa K003645975 Yes
Wallich, N. [8831] Nepal K000943559 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christopher, J. [G389] India K003645731 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Balakrishnan, N. [13893] Sri Lanka K003645745 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1535] South Africa K003645977 Yes
[S. A. Farooqi]; Qaiser, M. [2932] Pakistan K003645765 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [17833] India K003645768 Yes
Banerjee; Shrestha; Upadhyay [2869] Nepal K003645762 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645777 Yes
Buchanan [292] South Africa K003645979 Yes
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [3089] Nepal K003645757 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Johns, R.; Sands, M. [107] Indonesia K003645907 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [24109] India K003645722 Yes
Keng, Y.L. [3782] China K003645445 Yes
Ohwi, J.; Koyama, T.M. [1119] Japan K003645438 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [1978] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003645951 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23315] Pakistan K003645767 Yes
Ramos; Edano [s.n.] Philippines K003645880 Yes
Wallich, N. [8831] Nepal K000943558 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3367] South Africa K003645978 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Johs, R.; Sands, M. [170] Indonesia K003645906 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12709] South Africa K003645976 Yes
Herb. Griffith [33] India K003645726 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P. [14294] Australia K003645915 Yes
Davidse, G.; Ellis, R. [5829] South Africa K003645973 Yes
Smook, L. [1852] South Africa K003645980 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [7951] Sri Lanka K003645743 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645724 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [5347A] India K003645776 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1418] Uganda K003645957 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24932A] India K003645753 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [22552A] India K003645732 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13523] Sri Lanka K003645749 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Sun, H. [5592] China K003645441 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10766] India K003645771 Yes
Napper, D.M. [694] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003645953 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Nepal K000943557 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vickery, J. [NSW23537] Australia K003645914 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27207] India K003645774 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [4712] China K003645444 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [11037A] India K003645754 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003645723 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4352] Nepal K003645759 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4443] Nepal K003645761 Yes
Christopher, J. [G461] India K003645730 No
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] China K003645440 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [279] India K003645751 Yes

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  • 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

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    • 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