Summary
Place of publication:
Revis. gen. pl. 2:787. 1891
Verified:
10/30/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
- Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
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Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Indochina | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | | Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China [Guangdong]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
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INDO-CHINA:
Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia
Naturalized
Africa
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Queensland]
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=27387.
Accessed 31 May 2026.