Miscanthus
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Miscanthus, or silvergrass,[4] is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.[5][6]
- Miscanthus changii Y.N.Lee – Korea
- Miscanthus depauperatus Merr. – the Philippines
- Miscanthus ecklonii (Nees) Mabb. – southern Africa
- Miscanthus floridulus – China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands
- Miscanthus fuscus (Roxb.) Benth. – Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Pen Malaysia
- Miscanthus junceus – southern Africa
- Miscanthus lutarioriparius L.Liu ex S.L.Chen & Renvoize – Hubei, Hunan
- Miscanthus nepalensis (Trin.) Hack. – Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Pen Malaysia
- Miscanthus nudipes (Griseb.) Hack. – Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet, Yunnan
- Miscanthus × ogiformis Honda – Korea, Japan
- Miscanthus oligostachyus Stapf. – Korea, Japan
- Miscanthus paniculatus (B.S.Sun) S.L.Chen & Renvoize – Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
- Miscanthus sacchariflorus – Korea, Japan, northeastern China, Russian Far East
- Miscanthus sinensis – Korea, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Russian Far East; naturalized in New Zealand, North America, South America
- Miscanthus tinctorius (Steud.) Hack. – Japan
- Miscanthus villosus Y.C.Liu & H.Peng – Yunnan
- Miscanthus violaceus (K.Schum.) Pilg. – tropical Africa
- formerly included[3]
Quick Facts Miscanthus, Scientific classification ...
Miscanthus | |
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Miscanthus sinensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | Saccharinae |
Genus: | Miscanthus Andersson |
Type species | |
Miscanthus capensis | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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see Chloris, Pseudopogonatherum, Saccharum, and Spodiopogon
- Miscanthus affinis – Pseudopogonatherum quadrinerve
- Miscanthus cotulifer – Spodiopogon cotulifer
- Miscanthus polydactylos – Chloris elata
- Miscanthus rufipilus – Saccharum rufipilum
- Miscanthus tanakae – Pseudopogonatherum speciosum