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Miscanthus sinensis

Andersson (1855)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Miscanthus

Description

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Synonyms (72)

Erianthus japonicus (Thunb.) P.Beauv. (1812)
Eulalia japonica (Thunb.) Trin. (1832)
Eulalia japonica var. gracillima (Hitchc.) Grier (1929)
Eulalia japonica var. zebrina (Van Geert) G.Nicholson (1888)
Eulalia japonica zebrina (Van Geert) Van Houtte (1878)
Eulalia zebrina Van Geert (1878)
Miscanthus boninensis Nakai ex Honda (1928)
Miscanthus chejuensis Y.N.Lee (1974)
Miscanthus chrysander Ôkubo (1895)
Miscanthus condensatus Hack. (1899)
Miscanthus condensatus f. purpurascens (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim (2017)
Miscanthus condensatus var. intermedius Y.N.Lee (1964)
Miscanthus condensatus var. purpurascens Y.N.Lee (2006)
Miscanthus coreensis Hack. (1904)
Miscanthus flavidus Honda (1923)
Miscanthus hidakanus Honda (1930)
Miscanthus ionandros Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus kanehirae Honda (1928)
Miscanthus kokusanensis Nakai & Honda (1930)
Miscanthus kokusanensis f. variegatus Honda (1930)
Miscanthus kokusanensis var. variegatus (Honda) Nakai & Honda (1952)
Miscanthus littoralis Honda (1930)
Miscanthus matsudae Honda (1923)
Miscanthus matsudae var. glabrescens Honda (1925)
Miscanthus miser Nakai ex Honda (1938)
Miscanthus nakaianus Honda (1928)
Miscanthus neocoreanus Honda (1935)
Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson (1855)
Miscanthus pycnocephalus Honda (1928)
Miscanthus pycnocephalus var. purpurascens Honda (1928)
Miscanthus sinensis f. albiflorus (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim (2017)
Miscanthus sinensis f. chejuensis (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim (2017)
Miscanthus sinensis f. crassiracemus Ohwi (1942)
Miscanthus sinensis f. decompositus Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis f. glaber Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis f. gracillimus (Hitchc.) Ohwi (1942)
Miscanthus sinensis f. hashimotoi Ohwi (1942)
Miscanthus sinensis f. porphyrocomus Ohwi (1942)
Miscanthus sinensis f. purpurascens (Andersson) Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis f. pycnocephalus (Honda) Ohwi (1942)
Miscanthus sinensis f. transiticus Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatus (Beal) Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis f. viridis (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim (2017)
Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinus (Van Geert) Nakai (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatus (Hack.) T.Koyama (1987)
Miscanthus sinensis subsp. purpurascens (Andersson) Tzvelev (1976)
Miscanthus sinensis var. albiflorus Y.N.Lee (2002)
Miscanthus sinensis var. chejuensis (Y.N.Lee) Y.N.Lee (1996)
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus (Hack.) Makino (1917)
Miscanthus sinensis var. coriaceus T.Mori (1922)
Miscanthus sinensis var. decompositus (Nakai) Honda (1930)
Miscanthus sinensis var. formosanus Hack. (1904)
Miscanthus sinensis var. gracillimus Hitchc. (1901)
Miscanthus sinensis var. intermedius Matsum. (1905)
Miscanthus sinensis var. ionandros (Nakai) Y.N.Lee (1964)
Miscanthus sinensis var. keumunensis Y.N.Lee (1964)
Miscanthus sinensis var. longiaxis Y.N.Lee (1964)
Miscanthus sinensis var. nakaianus (Honda) I.C.Chung (1955)
Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Matsum. (1895)
Miscanthus sinensis var. transiticus (Nakai) T.Mori (1922)
Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus Beal (1896)
Miscanthus sinensis var. viridis Y.N.Lee (2006)
Miscanthus sinensis var. yogoi Honda ex Yogo (1929)
Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinus (Van Geert) Matsum. (1895)
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis Hayata (1911)
Miscanthus zebrinus (Van Geert) Nakai ex Matsum. (1916)
Ripidium japonicum (Thunb.) Trin. (1820)
Saccharum japonicum Thunb. (1794)
Saccharum roseum Reinw. ex Miq. (1857)
Xiphagrostis condensatus (Hack.) W.Wight (1909)
Xiphagrostis japonica (Thunb.) Coville (1905)
Xiphagrostis japonicus (Trin.) Coville (1905)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 166 (1855)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson div. plant inspection PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caum, e.l. collector number: s.n. Hawaii US 9/12/1931
2 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson locality unknown PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. l. caum s.n. Hawaii US 9/12/1931
3 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson Div. Plant Inspection PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caum, E.L. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/12/1931
4 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson Hanalei; Namahana, Kilauea, 2701 Kauapea Road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 6913 Kauai BISH 11/30/2001
5 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson hanalei; namahana, kilauea, 2701 kauapea road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. stone, a. collector number: 6913 Kauai BISH 11/30/2001
6 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson Kilauea, 2701 Kauapea Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 6913 Kauai PTBG 11/30/2001
7 Miscanthus sinensis Andersson Namahana. Kilauea, 2701 Kauapea Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 6913 Kauai PTBG 11/30/2001
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