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 japonicus(Thunb.) P.Beauv.
- Eulalia japonica(Thunb.) Trin.
- Eulalia japonica var. gracillima(Hitchc.) Grier
- Eulalia japonica var. zebrina(Van Geert) G.Nicholson
- Eulalia zebrinaVan Geert
- Miscanthus boninensisNakai ex Honda
- Miscanthus chejuensisY.N.Lee
- Miscanthus chrysanderMaxim ex Makino
- Miscanthus condensatusHack.
- Miscanthus condensatus var. intermediusY.N.Lee
- Miscanthus condensatus var. purpurascensY.N.Lee
- Miscanthus coreensisHack.
- Miscanthus flavidusHonda
- Miscanthus hidakanusHonda
- Miscanthus ionandrosNakai
- Miscanthus kanehiraiHonda
- Miscanthus kokusanensisNakai & Honda
- Miscanthus kokusanensis f. variegatusHonda
- Miscanthus kokusanensis var. variegatus(Nakai & Honda) Nakai & Honda
- Miscanthus littoralisHonda
- Miscanthus matsudaeHonda
- Miscanthus matsudae var. glabrescensHonda
- Miscanthus miserNakai ex Honda
- Miscanthus nakaianusHonda
- Miscanthus neocoreanusHonda
- Miscanthus purpurascensAndersson
- Miscanthus pycnocephalusHonda
- Miscanthus pycnocephalus var. purpurascensHonda
- Miscanthus sinensis f. crassiracemusOhwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. decompositusNakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. glaberNakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. gracillimus(Hitchc.) Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. hashimotoiOhwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. porphyrocomusOhwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. purpurascens(Andersson) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. pycnocephalus(Honda) Ohwi
- Miscanthus sinensis f. sinensis
- Miscanthus sinensis f. transiticusNakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatus(Beal) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. variegatus(Beal) Beetle
- Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinus(G.Nicholson) Nakai
- Miscanthus sinensis f. zebrinus(Beal) Beetle
- Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatus(Hack.) T.Koyama
- Miscanthus sinensis subsp. purpurascens(Andersson) Tzvelev
- Miscanthus sinensis var. albiflorusY.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. chejuensis(Y.N.Lee) Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus(Hack.) Makino
- Miscanthus sinensis var. coreensis(Hack.) I.C.Chung
- Miscanthus sinensis var. coriaceusT.Mori
- Miscanthus sinensis var. decompositus(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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