Miscanthus

Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Saccharinae
Genus: Miscanthus
Andersson (1855)
Type species
Miscanthus capensis
(Nees) Andersson[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Diandranthus L.Liu (1997)
  • Rubimons B.S.Sun (1997)
  • Sclerostachya (Andersson ex Hack.) A.Camus (1922)
  • Triarrhena (Maxim.) Nakai (1950)
  • Xiphagrostis Coville ex Safford (1905)

Miscanthus, or silvergrass,[4] is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.[5][6] The name is derived from the Greek words "miskos", meaning "stem", and "anthos", meaning "flower", in reference to the stalked spikelets on plants of this genus.[7] Several species are known for their height and biomass production, and may be used as ornamental grasses.

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 400 (8 Apr 1905)
  2. ^ Tropicos, Miscanthus Andersson
  3. ^ Miscanthus Andersson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Miscanthus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ Andersson, Nils Johan. 1855. Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien 12: 165.
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 581 芒属 mang shu Miscanthus Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 165. 1855.
  7. ^ "Miscanthus floridulus - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.