Common name
English: Itchgrass
Mandarin: 筒轴茅 (tong zhou mao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Rottboellia (1)
Epithet: cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton (4)
Synonyms: Aegilops exaltata L., Manisuris exaltata (L.) Kuntze, Rottboellia exaltata (L.) L. f., Rottboellia setosa J.Presl
cochinchinensis => from Cochinchina (old name for various southern regions of Vietnam)
exaltata => highest, most eminent
setosa => with many bristles or stiff hairs, covered with bristles, bristles
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
External links
Check for Rottboellia cochinchinensis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [351] Rottboellia cochinchinensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk
- [1181] Rottboellia cochinchinensis - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- [1553] Rottboellia cochinchinensis - Flora of China @ efloras.org