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Panicum sarmentosum

Botanic Family

Poaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Luan hua shu (Pinyin)
• Có voi (Laos)

Geographical Habitats

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Hainan
• Taiwan - China
• India
• Java
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Johore
• Kedah
• Kelantan
• Malacca
• Pahang
• Penang
• Perak
• Selangor
• Terengganu - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• secondary forest
• disturbed areas
• forest margins
• scrubland

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Perennial rambling or climbing grass with woody culms to 15m, hairy sheath to 100mm long, glabrous or pubescent leaves 400mm x 30mm. Axillary panicles to 430mm long of 2.4mm x 0.9mm spikelets, brown fruit, lower glume to 1.2mm long, upper glume to 2.4mm long

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• JAA
• GBS
• Kew