Coix aquatica
Also known as: Coix gigantea subsp. aquatica (Roxb.) Bhattacharya +4 more
- Coix gigantea subsp. aquatica (Roxb.) Bhattacharya
- Coix gigantea var. aquatica (Roxb.) Watt
- Coix lacryma-jobi f. aquatica (Roxb.) Backer
- Coix lingulata Hack.
- Coix poilanei Mimeur
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Coix aquatica is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and 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-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, 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)
Andaman Is., New Guinea, Nicobar Is.