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Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 10 (1797)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Imperata
species
Imperata cylindrica

Name

Synonyms
Arundo epigeios Forssk.
Arundo epigeios Forssk. ex Steud.
Calamagrostis lagurus Koeler
Imperata allang Jungh.
Imperata angolensis Fritsch
Imperata arundinacea Cirillo
Imperata arundinacea var. africana Andersson
Imperata arundinacea var. europaea Andersson
Imperata arundinacea var. glabrescens Buse
Imperata arundinacea var. indica Andersson
Imperata arundinacea var. koenigii (Retz.) Benth.
Imperata arundinacea var. latifolia Hook.f.
Imperata arundinacea var. pedicellata (Steud.) Debeaux
Imperata arundinacea var. thunbergii (Retz.) Stapf
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.
Imperata cylindrica f. pallida Honda
Imperata cylindrica subsp. koenigii (Retz.) Masam. & Yanagita
Imperata cylindrica subsp. koenigii (Retz.) Tzvelev
Imperata cylindrica var. africana (Andersson) C.E.Hubb.
Imperata cylindrica var. cylindrica
Homonyms
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
Common names
Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass in English
Blady grass in English
Cogongrass in English
Impérate cylindrique, Paille de diss, Paillotte, Impérata cylindrique in French
Manéviki in language.
Ouniassi in language.
띠 in language.
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