Taxonomy Profile: Miscanthus sinensis (Andersson)

Miscanthus sinensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
Hayata
Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens
Andersson Tzvelev
Miscanthus sinensis var. gracillimus
AS Hitchc
Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus
Beal
Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinus
Beal
Erianthus japonicus
Trin P Beauv
Eulalia japonica
Trin
Miscanthus japonicus
Trin Andersson
Ripidium japonicum
Trin Trin
Saccharum japonicum
Thunb
Xiphagrostis japonicus
Trin Coville
Eulalia japonica var. gracillima
Hitchc Grier
Miscanthus sinensis var. gracilliumus
Hitchc
Miscanthus sinensis f. gracillimus
Hitchc Ohwi
Miscanthus sinensis f. sinensis
Andersson
Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatus
Beal Beetle
Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinus
Beal Beetle
Common Name(s):
Chinese silvergrass []
eulalia []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Miscanthus sinensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Miscanthus
silvergrass |
Species : Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silvergrass |
eulalia |
Miscanthus sinensis Direct Children(s):
Miscanthus sinensis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Miscanthus sinensis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Miscanthus sinensis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Miscanthus sinensis
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Miscanthus sinensis
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Miscanthus sinensis
Publication(s):
Miscanthus sinensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Miscanthus sinensis: Comments