Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.

English: Alang-alang, Cogon grass

German: Flammengras

Mandarin: 白茅 (bai mao)

Portuguese: Imperata cylindrica, Imperato

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Liliopsida (397)

      Order: Cyperales (91)

        Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)

          Genus: Imperata (1)

            Epithet: cylindrica (L.) Beauv. (1)

Synonyms: Imperata allang Jungh., Imperata angolensis Fritsch, Imperata arundinacea Cirillo

allang => derived from the vernacular name for the species in Malaya (alang-alang)

angolensis => from Angola

arundinacea => resembling Arundo, referring to the reed-like characteristics

cylindrica => cylindrical

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Imperata cylindrica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [281] Imperata cylindrica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)
• [579] Imperata cylindrica - Plants For A Future database
• [1182] Imperata cylindrica - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
• [1556] Imperata cylindrica - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.