Poaceae

Microlaena R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 210 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Réunion, Jawa to New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Jawa, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, Sulawesi, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Easter Is., Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Sri Lanka

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?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1173] K001112305 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1173] India K001112306 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1173] India K001112307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1173] Nepal K001112304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1173] Nepal K001112303 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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