Miscanthus sinensis
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Miscanthus
- Species
- Miscanthus sinensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1855
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Miscanthus sinensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Erianthus japonicusName author: (Thunb.) P.Beauv.
- Eulalia japonicaName author: (Thunb.) Trin.
- Eulalia japonica var. gracillimaName author: (Hitchc.) Grier
- Eulalia japonica var. zebrinaName author: (Van Geert) G.Nicholson
- Eulalia zebrinaName author: Van Geert
- Miscanthus boninensisName author: Nakai ex Honda
- Miscanthus chejuensisName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus chrysanderName author: Maxim ex Makino
- Miscanthus condensatusName author: Hack.
- Miscanthus condensatus var. intermediusName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus condensatus var. purpurascensName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus coreensisName author: Hack.
- Miscanthus flavidusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus hidakanusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus ionandrosName author: Nakai
- Miscanthus kanehiraiName author: Honda
- Miscanthus kokusanensisName author: Nakai & Honda
- Miscanthus kokusanensis f. variegatusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus kokusanensis var. variegatusName author: (Nakai & Honda) Nakai & Honda
- Miscanthus littoralisName author: Honda
- Miscanthus matsudaeName author: Honda
- Miscanthus matsudae var. glabrescensName author: Honda
- Miscanthus miserName author: Nakai ex Honda
- Miscanthus nakaianusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus neocoreanusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus purpurascensName author: Andersson
- Miscanthus pycnocephalusName author: Honda
- Miscanthus pycnocephalus var. purpurascensName author: Honda
- Miscanthus sinensis f. crassiracemusName author: Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. decompositusName author: Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. glaberName author: Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. gracillimusName author: (Hitchc.) Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. hashimotoiName author: Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. porphyrocomusName author: Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. purpurascensName author: (Andersson) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. pycnocephalusName author: (Honda) Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. sinensisName author: Not supplied
- Miscanthus sinensis f. transiticusName author: Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatusName author: (Beal) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatusName author: (Beal) Beetle
- Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinusName author: (G.Nicholson) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinusName author: (Beal) Beetle
- Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatusName author: (Hack.) T.Koyama
- Miscanthus sinensis subsp. purpurascensName author: (Andersson) Tzvelev
- Miscanthus sinensis var. albiflorusName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. chejuensisName author: (Y.N.Lee) Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatusName author: (Hack.) Makino
- Miscanthus sinensis var. coreensisName author: (Hack.) I.C.Chung
- Miscanthus sinensis var. coriaceusName author: T.Mori
- Miscanthus sinensis var. decompositusName author: (Nakai) Honda
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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