Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2598)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2495)
Class: Liliopsida (387)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Chloris (2)
Epithet: pilosa Schum. (3)
Synonyms: Chloris breviseta Benth., Chloris nigra Hack.
nigra => black, blackness
pilosa => covered thinly with long soft hairs