Thysanolaena

Thysanolaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Tribe:	Thysanolaeneae C.E.Hubb.
Genus:	Thysanolaena Nees
Species:	T. latifolia
Binomial name
Thysanolaena latifolia (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Honda
Synonyms
Thysano-laena Nees, alternate spelling Myriachaeta Moritzi Thysanochlaena Gand. Thysanolaena acarifera (Trin.) Arn. & Nees Thysanolaena agrostis Nees Thysanolaena assamensis Gand. Thysanolaena birmanica Gand. Thysanolaena malaccensis Gand. Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze Thysanolaena sikkimensis Gand. Melica latifolia Roxb. ex Hornem. Panicum acariferum Trin. Thysanolaena acarifera Arn. & Nees Neyraudia acarifera (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Conert Agrostis maxima Roxb. Arundo minutiflora Brongn. Sporobolus scoparius J.Presl Vilfa scoparia (J.Presl) Steud. Myriachaeta arundinacea Zoll. & Moritzi Myriachaeta glauca Moritzi ex Steud. Vilfa gigas Steud. Sporobolus gigas (Steud.) Miq.

Thysanolaena is a genus of plants in the grass family, the only genus in the tribe Thysanolaeneae. Its only recognized species is Thysanolaena latifolia, native to China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Tanzania, Hawaii, California, the West Indies and Brazil.Tiger grass is a common name for this plant.

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