Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson GRIN-Global

Taxon: Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson

Synonym of Miscanthus ecklonii (Nees) Mabb.

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

103379

Place of publication:

Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12:165. 1855

Verified:

10/07/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Chase, A. & C. D. Niles, comps. Index to grass species. 1962
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Hodkinson, T. R. et al. 2002. Phylogenetics of Miscanthus, Saccharum and related genera (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA and plastid trnL intron and trnL-F intergenic spacers. J. Pl. Res. 115:381-392.
Mabberley, D. J. 1984. Pallas's buckthorn and two and a half centuries of neglected binomials. Taxon 33:442.

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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103379. Accessed 31 May 2026.