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Thysanolaena

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Thysanolaena is a monotypic genus of the grass family, in the tribe Thysanolaeneae. Its only recognized species is Thysanolaena latifolia (formerly Thysanolaena maxima), native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Tanzania, Hawaii, California, the West Indies and Brazil.

Species

Nepalese Broom Grass

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos
Observations1,690

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
109
With media
56
Family
Poaceae
Collections
US, CAS, GH, NY, BRIT, NHMUK
Recorded in
India, United States, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
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taxon name
Thysanolaena
taxon rank
genus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12134
topic's main category
Category:Thysanolaena latifolia
Commons category
Thysanolaena latifolia
taxon common name
棕叶芦属
taxon author citation
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Habitat
  • Horticultural use
  • Growing techniques
  • Harvesting
  • Benefits for Nepal
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Impact on promoting local biodiversity
  • Gender impacts
  • See also
  • References

Thysanolaena is a monotypic genus of the grass family, in the tribe Thysanolaeneae. Its only recognized species is Thysanolaena latifolia (formerly Thysanolaena maxima), native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Tanzania, Hawaii, California, the West Indies and Brazil.

Tiger grass, Nepalese broom grass, broom grass, broom stick are common names for this plant, in Nepali amriso and jhadu in Assamese . The flowers of this plant are used as cleaning tool or broom, which is known as in Nepali and jhadu (phool jhadu) in Hindi.

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