Poaceae

Melocanna Trin.

First published in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 43 (1820)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, China Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Taiwan

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vaughan, R.E. [s.n.] Mauritius K000743043 No
Dransfield, S. [SD 1198] Thailand K000682049 No
Dransfield, S. [SD 1198] Thailand K000682048 No
Yoichiro, O. [s.n.] Thailand K000682043 No
Yoichiro, O. [s.n.] Thailand K000682044 No
Yoichiro, O.; Kanzaki, M. [OK 99-1] Thailand K000682052 No
Yoichiro, O.; Kanzaki, M. [OK 99-1] Thailand K000682053 No
Yoichiro, O.; Kanzaki, M. [OK 99-1] Thailand K000682050 No
Yoichiro, O.; Kanzaki, M. [OK 99-1] Thailand K000682051 No
Dransfield, S. [SD 1196] Thailand K000682047 No
Dransfield, S. [SD 1196] Thailand K000682046 No

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0