Spinifex littoreus(Burm.f.) Merr.

WFO wfo-0000900839 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. a 葉子, CC0 1.0 / 2022-03-31 / obs. 196993231
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. b 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 190614986
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. c 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 190244328
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by Paulmathi Vinod
fig. d Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174505914
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 176892224
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. f 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 173574673
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. g 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 173573168
Spinifex littoreus, photographed by 葉子
fig. h 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 173573544

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Native range 26 botanical countries

Regions where Spinifex littoreus is native: China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia China SoutheastHainanJapanTaiwanBangladeshCambodiaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNew GuineaPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWestern Australia Nansei-shotoAndaman Is.Laccadive Is.MaldivesNicobar Is.South China Sea
Native distribution of Spinifex littoreus, 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
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laccadive Is. LDV
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maldives MDV
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
New Guinea NWG
Nicobar Is. NCB
Philippines PHI
South China Sea SCS
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
China Southeast CHS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Hainan CHH
Japan JAP
Nansei-shoto NNS
Taiwan TAI
Western Australia WAU AUSTRALASIA

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 5 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.

  • Spinifex dioicus Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
  • Spinifex elegans Buse
  • Spinifex squarrosus L.
  • Stipa littorea Burm.f.
  • Stipa spinifex L.

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.

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