| Zaadplanten | Kern angiospermen |
| Claden_1 | monocots |
| Domein | Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis |
| Supergroep | Archaeplastida (Plantae) Adl et al. |
| Rijk | Viridiplantae Cavalier-Smith |
| Subrijk | Streptobionta Kenrick & Crane |
| Superstam | Embryophyta Engler |
| Stam | Magnoliophyta Cronquist, Takht. & W. Zimm. ex Reveal |
| Orde | Poales Small |
| Familie | Poaceae Barnhart |
| Subfamilie | Panicoideae A. Braun |
| Tak | Andropogoneae Dumort. |
| Subtak | Saccharinae Griseb. |
| Geslacht | Miscanthus Andersson |
| Subgeslacht | Miscanthus |
| Sectie | Triarrhena (Maximowicz) Honda |
| Soort | sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. |
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch.
