Common name
English: Dallis Grass
Mandarin: 毛花雀稗 (mao hua que bai)
Portuguese: Capim melador, Grama comprida
English: Dallis Grass
Mandarin: 毛花雀稗 (mao hua que bai)
Portuguese: Capim melador, Grama comprida
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Paspalum (3)
Epithet: dilatatum Poir. (1)
Synonym: Digitaria dilatata (Poir.) Coste
dilatata => extended, widened into a blade
dilatatum => extended, widened into a blade
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
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