Themeda

Also known as kangaroo grasses, kangaroo grass

thumb|Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, complete habit. thumb|Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, inflorescence. Themeda is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18 to 26 species, many of which are native to Southeast Asia.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia

Observations recorded110,621

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 542
With media: 476
Family: Poaceae
Collections: MICH, US, A, GH
Recorded in: Philippines, India, Australia, Ethiopia, China, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, Thailand

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