Poaceae
Anthoxanthum

Anthoxanthum laxum (Hook.f.) Veldkamp

First published in Blumea 30: 348 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Nepal. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Hierochloe laxa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • 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?
Stewart, R.R. [22050a] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585817 Yes
s.coll. [12] India Hierochloe laxa K003585784 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25] India Hierochloe laxa K003585781 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25020] India Hierochloe laxa K003585791 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27460] India Hierochloe laxa K003585823 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585833 Yes
s.coll. [435] India Hierochloe laxa K001665910 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Hierochloe laxa K003585820 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23348] India Hierochloe laxa K003585788 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [[15-8]] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585804 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23346] India Hierochloe laxa K003585789 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Nasir, E. [23994] India Hierochloe laxa K003585828 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29275A] India Hierochloe laxa K003585813 Yes
Bor, N.L. [15499] India Hierochloe laxa K003585800 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21832] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585816 Yes
Bor, N.L. [15226] India Hierochloe laxa K003585799 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12633] India Hierochloe laxa K003585796 Yes
Parmanand, N. [667] India Hierochloe laxa K003585792 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [17820] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585827 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12647] Hierochloe laxa K003585834 Yes
Parmanand, N. [1184] India Hierochloe laxa K003585776 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25] India Hierochloe laxa K003585778 Yes
s.coll. [5] India Hierochloe laxa K003585774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hierochloe laxa K003585785 Yes
Polunin; [Sykes-William [4315] Nepal Hierochloe laxa K003585809 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [87/205] India Hierochloe laxa K003585824 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6163] India Hierochloe laxa K003585782 Yes
Aitchison [118] India Hierochloe laxa K003585811 Yes
Bor, N.L. [16390] India Hierochloe laxa K003585801 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [24995] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585808 Yes
Jeschke; Duthie, J.F. [12647] Hierochloe laxa K003585822 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585826 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hierochloe laxa K003585812 Yes
Chaudhary, S.A. [195] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585807 Yes
Winterbottom, J.E. [505] India Hierochloe laxa K003585831 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [3496] India Hierochloe laxa K003585783 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] India Hierochloe laxa K003585829 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] Hierochloe laxa K003585830 Yes
Bhattacharyya, U.C. [24358] India Hierochloe laxa K003585795 Yes
Parmanand, N. [1180] India Hierochloe laxa K003585775 Yes
s.coll. [29275D] India Hierochloe laxa K003585814 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23347] India Hierochloe laxa K003585786 Yes
Bor, N.L. [9931] India Hierochloe laxa K003585790 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21587] India Hierochloe laxa K003585818 Yes
Parmanand, N. [1184] India Hierochloe laxa K003585777 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [552] India Hierochloe laxa K003585821 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9889] India Hierochloe laxa K003585832 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14022] India Hierochloe laxa K003585798 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14258] India Hierochloe laxa K003585825 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Hierochloe laxa K003585810 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [165] Pakistan Hierochloe laxa K003585805 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [728] India Hierochloe laxa K003585797 Yes
Parmanand, N. [1184] India Hierochloe laxa K003585794 Yes
Parmanand, N. [1180] India Hierochloe laxa K003585793 Yes
s.coll. [55] India Hierochloe laxa K003585773 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11646] India Hierochloe laxa K003585815 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [22680] India Hierochloe laxa K003585803 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Hierochloe laxa K003585806 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6163] India Hierochloe laxa K003585779 Yes
Bor, N.L. [15249] India Hierochloe laxa K003585802 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2109] India Hierochloe laxa K003585780 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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/

  • 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