Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
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