Miscanthus fuscus

Miscanthus fuscus

Miscanthus fuscus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Saccharinae
Genus: Miscanthus
Species: Miscanthus fuscus

Name

Miscanthus fuscus (Roxb.) Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 65 (1881).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saccharum fuscum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 236 (1820).
• Homotypic
  • Tricholaena fusca (Roxb.) Schult., Mant. 2: 164 (1824).
  • Eriochrysis fusca (Roxb.) Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 315 (1832).
  • Eriochrysis attenuata Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 411 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Sclerostachya fusca (Roxb.) A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 243 (1922).
• Heterotypic
  • Arundo orientalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 6 (1768).
  • Saccharum brunneum Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 169 (1831).
  • Saccharum baka Buch.-Ham. ex Arn., Mag. Zool. Bot. 11: 427 (1838).
  • Saccharum modhuja Buch.-Ham. ex Arn., Mag. Zool. Bot. 11: 427 (1838).
  • Saccharum nareya Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 66 (1881), orth. var.
  • Saccharum ridleyi Hack., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 41: 6 (1891).
  • Saccharum modhara Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 120 (1896), pro syn.
  • Sclerostachya ridleyi (Hack.) A.Camus, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 71: 104 (1925).
  • Sclerostachya milroyi Bor, Indian Forest Rec., Bot., n.s., 1: 85 (1938).
  • Miscanthus ridleyi (Hack.) I.M.Turner, Asian J. Trop. Biol. 1(2): 26 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1881. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 65

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miscanthus fuscus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Miscanthus fuscus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Miscanthus fuscus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miscanthus fuscus. Published online. Accessed: October 02 2022.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: খাগৰি
English: Elephant Grass

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