Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Dactyloctenium (2)
Epithet: giganteum B.S.Fisher & Schweick. (5)
giganteum => gigantic, unusually higher than the type