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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- Miscanthus sinensis var. formosanusName author: Hack.
- Miscanthus sinensis var. gracillimusName author: Hitchc.
- Miscanthus sinensis var. intermediusName author: Matsum.
- Miscanthus sinensis var. ionandrosName author: (Nakai) Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. ionandrosName author: (Nakai) I.C.Chung
- Miscanthus sinensis var. keumunensisName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. longiaxisName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. nakaianusName author: (Honda) Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. nakaianusName author: (Honda) I.C.Chung
- Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascensName author: (Andersson) Matsum.
- Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascensName author: (Andersson) Rendle
- Miscanthus sinensis var. sananensisName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. transiticusName author: (Nakai) T.Mori
- Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatusName author: Beal
- Miscanthus sinensis var. viridisName author: Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus sinensis var. yogoiName author: Honda ex Yogo
- Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinusName author: Beal
- Miscanthus transmorrisonensisName author: Hayata
- Miscanthus zebrinusName author: (Van Geert) Nakai ex Matsum.
- Ripidium japonicumName author: (Thunb.) Trin.
- Saccharum japonicumName author: Thunb.
- Saccharum roseumName author: Reinw. ex Miq.
- Xiphagrostis condensatusName author: (Hack.) W.Wight
- Xiphagrostis japonicaName author: (Thunb.) Coville
- Xiphagrostis japonicusName author: (Trin.) Coville
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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