Taxon:  Anthoxanthum redolens (Vahl) P. Royen



Summary
Genus:
Anthoxanthum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Anthoxanthinae
Nomen number:
452396
Place of publication:
Alpine fl. New Guinea 2:1185.  1980
Verified:
03/01/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (10  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Holcus redolens Vahl

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hierochloe redolens (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Schouten, Y. & J. F. Veldkamp. 1985. A revision of Anthoxanthum including Hierochloe (Gramineae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 30:340-346.
  2. Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria. Note: = Hierochloe redolens
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsweet holy grass as Hierochloe redolens1Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria. Note: = Hierochloe redolens
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeAntarcticSubantarctic IslandsFalkland Islands(Malvinas)  0
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  0
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walese.0
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 0
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 0
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina w.0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia Andes Mts.0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador Andes Mts.0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru Andes Mts.0
Native
Antarctic
  • SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS: Falkland Islands(Malvinas)
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales (e.), Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (Andes Mts.), Ecuador (Andes Mts.), Peru (Andes Mts.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (w.), Chile

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=452396. Accessed 12 May 2026.