Ischaemum muticum
Drought Grass, Seashore Centipede Grass
Also known as: Agrostis javanica Burm. ex Kunth +14 more
- Agrostis javanica Burm. ex Kunth
- Agrostis javanica Houtt.
- Andropogon cymbachne Hack.
- Andropogon polymorphus Steud.
- Andropogon relictus Steud.
- Andropogon repens Steud.
- Cymbachne alata P.Beauv.
- Cymbachne ciliata Retz.
- Cymbachne ciliata var. toumodiensis Roberty
- Ischaemum glabratum J.Presl
- Ischaemum muticum subsp. aristuliferum Fosberg & Sachet
- Ischaemum muticum subsp. srilankense Davidse
- Ischaemum muticum var. aristuliferum Fosberg & Sachet
- Ischaemum muticum var. muticum
- Ischaemum muticum var. repens (Roxb.) Hack. ex Ridl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Ischaemum muticum (commonly known as Drought Grass or Seashore Centipede Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam