Taxon: Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K. Schum. & Lauterb.

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

24482

Place of publication:

Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee 166. 1900

Comment:

no evidence that Warburg contributed any part of this work

Verified:

10/01/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (4 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Miscanthus japonicus Andersson
Saccharum floridulum Labill.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Guangdong Inst. Bot., ed. 1964-1977. Flora Hainanica.
Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
Hodkinson, T. R. et al. 2002. Characterization of a genetic resource collection for Miscanthus (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) using AFLP and ISSR PCR. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 89:627-636.
Hodkinson, T. R. et al. 2002. Phylogenetics of Miscanthus, Saccharum and related genera (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA and plastid trnL intron and trnL-F intergenic spacers. J. Pl. Res. 115:381-392.
Holttum, R. E. et al. 1953-1971. A revised flora of Malaya.
How, F. C., ed. 1956. Flora of Kwangchow.
Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Lee, Y. N. 1964. Taxonomic studies on the genus Miscanthus. Relationships among the section, subsection and species. Part I. J. Jap. Bot. 39:196-204.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Price, S. 1957. Cytological studies in Saccharum and allied genera. III. Chromosome numbers in interspecific hybrids. Bot. Gaz. 118:146-159.
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
Tai, P. Y. P. et al. 1991. Phenotypic characteristics of F2 and BC1 progenies from sugarcane intergeneric hybrids. J. Amer. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. 11:38-42.
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	giant Chinese silver grass	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Japanese silver grass	1	Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
English	miscanthus	1	Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
Portuguese (Brazil)	capim-chinês-prateado	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	capim-japonês-prateado	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Transcribed Chinese	wu jie mang	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong			Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	e.	Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Indochina			Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Jawa		Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Holttum, R. E. et al. 1953-1971. A revised flora of Malaya.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
1	Native	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu (e.), Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Indochina
MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa], Malaysia, Philippines

Pacific

SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Holttum, R. E. et al. 1953-1971. A revised flora of Malaya.
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:189-191.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Environmental	ornamental		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Materials	fiber		Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Medicines	folklore		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24482. Accessed 17 April 2026.