Poaceae
Polytoca

Polytoca gigantea (J.Koenig) Mabb.

First published in Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1102 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 14, 1932 Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246052 Isotype Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246054 Isotype Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Chionachne koenigii K000246053 Isotype Yes
Röttler, J.P. [78] India Chionachne koenigii K001057012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Chionachne koenigii K001057013 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8626] Coix barbata K001131008 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8626] Coix barbata K001131009 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131005 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001126000 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] India Coix gigantea K001131003 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131002 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131001 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] India Coix gigantea K001131004 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8624] Coix gigantea K001131006 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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