Poa colensoi

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 colensoi

Poa colensoi Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 340 (1864)

Heterotypic
- Poa colensoi var. breviligulata Petrie in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 47: 57 (1914 publ. 1915)
- Poa colensoi var. guthrie-smithiana (Petrie) Zotov in Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 236 (1943)
- Poa colensoi var. intermedia Cheeseman in Man. New Zealand Fl.: 908 (1906)
- Poa guthrie-smithiana Petrie in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 45: 275 (1912 publ. 1913)
- Poa intermedia Buchanan in Indig. Grass. N. Zeal.: t. 48 (1880), nom. illeg.

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

Hooker, J.D. 1864. Handbook of the New Zealand Flora. A systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, and Macquarrie's islands. Part 1. pp. 1–392. London: Reeve & Co. BHL Reference page. ː 340.

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.
Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa colensoi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 27. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa colensoi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa colensoi. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa colensoi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 27. Reference page.