Poaceae
Polypogon

Polypogon magellanicus (Lam.) Finot

First published in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7: 187 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand South Island to Subantarctic Islands, Peru, Central & S. Chile to S. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Crozet Is., Falkland Is., Kerguelen, Macquarie Is., Marion-Prince Edward, New Zealand South, Peru, Tristan da Cunha

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Chastain, A. (1961). La flore et la végétation des Iles Kerguelen. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 11: 1-136.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Gremmen, N.J.M. (1982). The vegetation of the Subantarctic islands Marion and Prince Edward: 1-149. Dr W. Junk publishers. The Hague, Boston, London.
  • Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.
  • Roux, J.P., Ryan, P.G., Milton, S.J. & Moloney, C.L. (1992). Vegetation and checklist of Inaccessible Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, with notes on Nightingale Island.. Bothalia 22: 93-109.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Lourteig, A.; Cour, P. [376] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572087 Yes
Jan 1, 2018 Lourteig, A.; Cour, P. [380] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572088 Yes
Jan 1, 2018 Lourteig, A. [2435] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572099 Yes
Jan 1, 2018 Lourteig, A. [2432] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572089 Yes
Lourteig, A. [2414] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001634736 Yes
Cour, P. [425] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001634737 Yes
Noël, P. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572155 Yes
Noël, P. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572170 Yes
Cour, P. [390] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001634753 Yes
Lewis, R. [311] Falkland Islands Agrostis magellanica K000299626 Yes
Cour, P. [407] French Southern and Antarctic Lands Agrostis magellanica K001636624 No
Cour, P. [283] French Southern and Antarctic Lands Agrostis magellanica K001636621 No
Cour, P. [285] French Southern and Antarctic Lands Agrostis magellanica K001634714 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [763] French Southern and Antarctic Lands Agrostis magellanica K000975052 Syntype Yes
McIntosh, J.W. [0204] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica K000816374 Yes
Wace [G236] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica K000298603 Yes
McIntosh, J.W. [0195] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica K000816375 Yes
Shaw, J. [JS5] Agrostis magellanica K000816504 Yes
Mejland, Y. [1364] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica subsp. laeviuscula K000298602 Yes
McIntosh, J.W. [0213] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica subsp. laeviuscula K000816376 Yes
Mejland, Y. [1564] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Agrostis magellanica subsp. laeviuscula K000298607 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0