Poa anceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa anceps

Poa anceps G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 8 (1786)

Heterotypic
- Poa affinis var. agrostoidea Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 307 (1853)
- Poa affinis var. multiflora Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 307 (1853)
- Poa anceps var. condensata Cheeseman in Man. New Zealand Fl.: 904 (1906), nom. superfl.
- Poa anceps var. densiflora Hook.f. in Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 339 (1864)
- Poa anceps var. elata Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 306 (1853)
- Poa anceps var. foliosa Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 306 (1853)
- Poa polyphylla f. compacta Hack. in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 35: 383 (1903)

Poa anceps C.Presl in Gram. Sicul.: 27 (1818), nom. illeg. vide Poa compressa L. in Sp. Pl.: 69 (1753)
Poa anceps Rehmann in Spraw. Komis. Fizjogr. 7: 5 (1873), nom. illeg. vide Poa rehmannii (Asch. & Graebn.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 83 (1890)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regionalː New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page. 8.

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa anceps in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa anceps. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa anceps. Published online. Accessed: December 24 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa anceps in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 24. Reference page.