ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Ctenium elegans

Name author: Kunth

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Ctenium
Species: Ctenium elegans
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1830

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ctenium elegans. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

8 synonyms in this snapshot

Campuloa aciculatusName author: Trin.
Campuloa elegansName author: J.Gay ex Kunth
Campulosus aciculatusName author: Trin.
Campulosus elegansName author: J.Gay ex Kunth
Campulosus serpentinusName author: (Steud.) Kuntze
Chloris elegansName author: (Kunth) Roberty
Ctenium elegans var. longispicatumName author: A.Chev.
Ctenium serpentinumName author: Steud.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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