Ischaemum timorense
Centipede Grass, Lucuntu Grass
Other regional names: Stalkleaf Murainagrass +1 more
- Stalkleaf Murainagrass
- Waindoi Grass
Also known as: Andropogon blumii Steud. +13 more
- Andropogon blumii Steud.
- Andropogon timorensis (Kunth) Steud.
- Ischaemum aristatum f. timorense (Kunth) Roberty
- Ischaemum macrurum Stapf ex Ridl.
- Ischaemum timorense subsp. peguense Hack.
- Ischaemum timorense subsp. petiolatum Hack.
- Ischaemum timorense subsp. villosum C.E.C.Fisch.
- Ischaemum timorense subsp. zeylanicum Hack.
- Ischaemum timorense var. peguense Hack.
- Ischaemum timorense var. petiolatum Hack.
- Ischaemum timorense var. villosum C.E.C.Fisch.
- Ischaemum villosissimum Honda
- Spodiopogon blumii Nees ex Steud.
- Spodiopogon cuspidatus Arn. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Ischaemum timorense (commonly known as Centipede Grass or Lucuntu Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Brazil North, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Hawaii, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Rodrigues, Samoa, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.