Miscanthus nepalensis

Miscanthus nepalensis

Miscanthus nepalensis

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 nepalensis

Name

Miscanthus nepalensis (Trin.) Hack., 1889

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Eulalia nepalensis Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 333 (1832).
• Homotypic
  • Erianthus nepalensis (Trin.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 567 (1840).
  • Pollinia nepalensis (Trin.) Benth. ex Duthie, List Grasses N.W.-India: 16 (1883).
  • Diandranthus nepalensis (Trin.) L.Liu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 10(2): 11 (1997).
• Heterotypic
  • Erianthus aureus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 412 (1854), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar Regional: Indo-China Vietnam Introduced into: New Zealand North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hackel, E. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, 1889. Monogr. Phan. 6:104.

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 nepalensis 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 nepalensis. 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 nepalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miscanthus nepalensis. Published online. Accessed: October 02 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Miscanthus nepalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Himalayan fairy grass

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