Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 172. 1810
Verified:
05/19/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
- Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
- Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
- Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
- Lazarides, M. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
- Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. Flora of south-eastern Queensland. 1983-1989
- Tothill, J. C. & J. B. Hacker. The grasses of Southern Queensland, rev. ed. 1982
Common names
English
comet grass –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Papua New Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
-
AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27386.
Accessed 31 May 2026.