Thysanolaena

Thysanolaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Tribe: Thysanolaeneae
C.E.Hubb.
Genus: Thysanolaena
Nees
Binomial name
Thysanolaena latifolia
(Roxb. ex Hornem.) Honda
Type species
Thysanolaena agrostis
Nees
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Thysano-laena Nees, alternate spelling
  • Myriachaeta Moritzi
  • Thysanochlaena Gand.
  • Thysanolaena acarifera (Trin.) Arn. & Nees
  • Thysanolaena agrostis Nees
  • Thysanolaena assamensis Gand.
  • Thysanolaena birmanica Gand.
  • Thysanolaena malaccensis Gand.
  • Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Thysanolaena sikkimensis Gand.
  • Melica latifolia Roxb. ex Hornem.
  • Panicum acariferum Trin.
  • Thysanolaena acarifera Arn. & Nees
  • Neyraudia acarifera (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Conert
  • Agrostis maxima Roxb.
  • Arundo minutiflora Brongn.
  • Sporobolus scoparius J.Presl
  • Vilfa scoparia (J.Presl) Steud.
  • Myriachaeta arundinacea Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Myriachaeta glauca Moritzi ex Steud.
  • Vilfa gigas Steud.
  • Sporobolus gigas (Steud.) Miq.

Thysanolaena is a genus of plants in the grass family, the only genus in the tribe Thysanolaeneae.[3][4][1][5] Its only recognized species is Thysanolaena latifolia, native to China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Tanzania, Hawaii, California, the West Indies and Brazil.[1][2][6][7] Tiger grass is a common name for this plant.[8]

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