Capillipedium parviflorum(R.Br.) Stapf

WFO wfo-0000858336 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 4 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 4 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by Agnes Trekker
fig. a Agnes Trekker, CC0 1.0 / 2021-11-13 / obs. 169195028
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by 葉子
fig. b 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 95831119
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by Licheng Shih
fig. c Licheng Shih, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 71165929
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by Max Campbell
fig. d Max Campbell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184241771
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by Agnes Trekker
fig. e Agnes Trekker, CC0 1.0 / obs. 169195038
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by 葉子
fig. f 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 95831115
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by Max Campbell
fig. g Max Campbell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184241808
Capillipedium parviflorum, photographed by 葉子
fig. h 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 95831121

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Native range 42 botanical countries

Regions where Capillipedium parviflorum is native: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Oman, Taiwan, Tibet, Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland EritreaEthiopiaKenyaMalawiMozambiqueNorthern ProvincesSudan-South SudanTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanJapanOmanTaiwanTibetAssamCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueensland KoreaNansei-shoto
Native distribution of Capillipedium parviflorum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China North-Central CHN ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Japan JAP
Kazan-retto KZN
Korea KOR
Nansei-shoto NNS
Oman OMA
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Eritrea ERI AFRICA
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Northern Provinces TVL
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD

Not drawn on the map: Kazan-retto. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 53 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Anatherum parviflorum (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Andropogon alternans J.Presl
  • Andropogon caerulescens (Gaudich.) Kunth
  • Andropogon capilliflorus Steud.
  • Andropogon cinctus Steud.
  • Andropogon micranthus Kunth
  • Andropogon micranthus var. multispiculus (Ohwi) Reeder
  • Andropogon micranthus var. muticispiculus (Ohwi) Reeder
  • Andropogon micranthus var. quartinianus (A.Rich.) Hack.
  • Andropogon micranthus var. villosulus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.
  • Andropogon micranthus var. violascens (Trin.) Honda
  • Andropogon micratherus var. quartinianus (A.Rich.) Hack.
  • Andropogon parviflorus (R.Br.) Domin
  • Andropogon parviflorus var. villosulus Domin
  • Andropogon parvispicus Steud.
  • Andropogon quartinianus A.Rich.
  • Andropogon villosulus Nees ex Steud.
  • Andropogon violascens (Trin.) Nees ex Steud.
  • Bothriochloa parviflora (R.Br.) Ohwi
  • Bothriochloa parviflora f. villosula (Nees ex Steud.) Kitag. ex Nakai
  • Bothriochloa parviflora f. villosula (Nees ex Steud.) Ohwi
  • Bothriochloa parviflora f. violascens (Trin.) Ohwi
  • Bothriochloa parviflora var. muticispicula Ohwi
  • Bothriochloa parviflora var. muticispicula Ohwi

and 29 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.