familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Andropogoneae
genusMiscanthus
speciesMiscanthus nepalensis

Miscanthus nepalensis

(Trin.) Hack.
Mary E. Barkworth
Common names: Himalaya fairygrass
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 617.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Linda A. Vorobik

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants cespitose, shortly rhizomatous. Culms 40-80 (150) cm. Sheaths more or less keeled, with scattered hairs, particularly below the collar; ligules 2-3.5 mm, obtuse, lacerate and shortly pubescent; blades 20-60 cm long, 4-10 mm wide, stiff, flat or folded, abaxial surfaces with scattered fine hairs, adaxial surfaces glabrous. Panicles 10-20 cm, flabellate, golden brown, with more than 15 branches; rachises about 1/2 as long as the panicles; branches 3.5-10.5 cm, ascending. Shorter pedicels 1.5-2 mm; longer pedicels 2.5-3.5 mm. Spikelets 2-2.8 mm; callus hairs 3-4 times longer than the spikelets, golden brown. Lower glumes hairy on the lower margins, hairs to 3 times longer than the glumes; awns of upper lemmas 9-13 mm, exceeding the glumes, flexuous to weakly geniculate. 2n = 40.

Discussion

Miscanthus nepalensis is native from Pakistan through the Himalayas to Myanmar. It is cultivated occasionally in the Flora region. Edgar and Conner (2000) report that, in New Zealand, M. nepalensis has escaped cultivation and is spreading.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number."fine" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
40 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +
Adaxial surface pubescence
glabrous +
Anther quantity
3 +  and 2 +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Arm cell quantity
anatomy +  and kranz +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
Mary E. Barkworth +
Authority
(Trin.) Hack. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn quantity
single +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
divergent +  and parallel +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
hard +
Base width
thick +
Blade architecture
pseudopetiolate +
Blade architecture or arrangement
non-radiate +  and radiate +
Blade development
well-developed +
Blade fragility
stiff +
Blade length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
folded +  and flat +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Branch axis condition
intact +
Branch orientation
ascending +
Branch quantity
numerous +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Branch some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (10.5 cm105 mm <br />0.105 m <br />) +
Bundle sheath quantity
single +
Callus hair coloration
golden brown +
Callus hair length or size
3-4 times longer than +
Callus height or length or size
short +
Callus pubescence
pilose +
Callus shape
blunt +
Caryopsis architecture or shape
cleft +
Caryopsis presence
absent +
Common name
Himalaya fairygrass +
Culm architecture
branched +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm atypical some measurement
150 +
Culm coloration
purple +  and reddish +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm growth form or orientation
decumbent +
Culm orientation
erect +
Culm some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Culm texture
not woody +
Distal cell length or size
long +
Distal cell size or width
narrow +
Distribution
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, W.Va. +, Del. +, D.C +, Wis. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Mass. +, Maine +, R.I. +, Fla. +, La. +, Nebr. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Iowa +, Md. +, Ohio +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Miss. +  and Ky. +
Embryo shape
waisted +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm texture
hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
sessile +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret atypical quantity
2 +  and 4 +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret palea development
well-developed +
Floret palea presence
absent +
Floret palea size
reduced +
Floret position
concealing +
Floret quantity
2 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Floret shape
compressed +  and terete +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume position relational
exceeding +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume shape
compressed +  and rounded +
Glume size
unequal +
Glume texture
membranous +  and coriaceous +
Glume variability
equal +
Hair architecture or shape
awned +
Hair arrangement
scattered +
Hair length or size
0-3 times longer than +
Hair quantity
lacking +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
Inflorescence branch architecture
pedunculate +  and multiple-stalked +
Inflorescence branch arrangement
cluster +
Inflorescence nutrition
photosynthetic +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and subtending +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
ovoid +
Inflorescence unit nutrition
photosynthetic +
Inflorescence unit position
subtending +
Internode architecture
solid +  and hollow +
Internode length
elongated +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf development
modified +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Leaf nutrition
photosynthetic +
Leaf odor
not aromatic +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma awn course
flexuous +
Lemma awn shape
geniculate +
Lemma awn some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Lemma coloration
hyaline +
Lemma texture
coriaceous +
Ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Ligule architecture or shape
truncate +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule pubescence
pubescent +
Ligule shape
lacerate +  and obtuse +
Ligule some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lodicule fusion
free +
Lodicule presence
absent +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule pubescence
glabrous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lodicule shape
cuneate +
Lodicule texture
fleshy +
Longer pedicel some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Lower floret architecture
staminate +
Lower floret reproduction
sterile +
Lower floret size
reduced +
Lower glume pubescence
hairy +
Lower glume shape
broadly convex +  and weakly 2-keeled +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
complex +  and simple +
Next floret architecture
sessile +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
1 +
Ovary presence
absent +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Pair; pair spikelet architecture
homomorphic +
Pair; pair spikelet reproduction
homogamous +
Pair architecture
pedicellate +
Palea shape
keeled +
Panicle arrangement
corymbose +
Panicle coloration
golden brown +
Panicle shape
flabellate +
Panicle some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pedicel architecture
pedicellate +
Pedicel fusion
free +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel quantity
1 +
Pedicel size
reduced +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Rachis fixation
attached +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Rachis quantity
1/2 +
Rachis shape
elongate +
Reference
None +
Scale coloration
hyaline +
Secondary position
higher +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath shape
keeled +
Shorter pedicel some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V25/V25 1515.xml +
Spike architecture
complex +
Spike arrangement
bisexual +
Spike reproduction
unisexual +
Spikelet architecture
homomorphic +  and pedicellate +
Spikelet arrangement
in triplets +  and paired +
Spikelet character
length +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet presence
absent +
Spikelet quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Spikelet reproduction
homogamous +
Spikelet size
usually smaller +  and reduced +
Spikelet some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
Spikelet variability
variable +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +
Style-branch arrangement
close +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch fusion
fused +  and free +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +
Style quantity
2 +  and 3 +
Subsidiary-cell shape
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Miscanthus nepalensis +
Taxon parent
Miscanthus +
Taxon rank
species +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Triplet architecture
sessile-pedicellate +
Triplet reproduction
heterogamous +
Upper floret architecture
pistillate +
Upper floret reproduction
bisexual +
Upper lemma architecture or shape
awned +  and entire +
Upper lemma shape
bidentate +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein prominence
raised +
Vein quantity
2 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 25 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Whole organism reproduction
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
Whole organism variability
varied +
X chromosome atypical quantity
14 +, 12 +  and 7 +
X chromosome quantity
19 +