Microstegium ciliatum (Trin.) A. Camus GRIN-Global

Taxon: Microstegium ciliatum (Trin.) A. Camus

Summary

Genus:

Microstegium

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

24274

Place of publication:

Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 68:201. 1921

Verified:

04/29/1998 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

Basionym

Pollinia ciliata Trin.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Eulalia ciliata (Trin.) Kuntze

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Reference(s)

Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Holttum, R. E. et al. A revised flora of Malaya. 1953-1971
Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987
Lazarides, M. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Shukla, U. Grasses of north-eastern India. 1996
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:165.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Indochina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Java
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia [Java], Malaysia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	potential as forage		't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:165.

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=24274. Accessed 19 March 2026.