Chrysopogon zizanioides
Cuscus Grass, False Beardgrass
Other regional names: Khuskhus Vetiver
- Khuskhus Vetiver
Also known as: Anatherum muricatum (Retz.) P.Beauv. +16 more
- Anatherum muricatum (Retz.) P.Beauv.
- Anatherum zizanioides (L.) Hitchc. & Chase
- Andropogon aromaticus Roxb. ex Schult.
- Andropogon muricatus Retz.
- Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Hochr., 1910
- Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.
- Chamaeraphis muricata (Retz.) Merr.
- Holcus zizanioides (L.) Stuck.
- Oplismenus abortivus Roem. & Schult.
- Phalaris zizanioides L.
- Rhaphis muricata (Retz.) Steud.
- Rhaphis zizanioides (L.) Roberty
- Sorghum zizanioides (L.) Kuntze
- Vetiveria arundinacea Griseb.
- Vetiveria muricata (Retz.) Griseb.
- Vetiveria odorata Virey
- Vetiveria odoratissima Bory
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Chrysopogon zizanioides (commonly known as Cuscus Grass or False beardgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Belize, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe