Common name
English: Smut grass
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Sporobolus (3)
Epithet: indicus (L.) R.Br. (2)
Synonyms: Agrostis indica L., Andropogon intortum Crantz, Paspalum lanceifolium Desv., Sporobolus angustus Buckley, Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase, Sporobolus exilis (Trin.) Balansa, Sporobolus tenacissimus (L.f.) P.Beauv., Vilfa angusta Buckley, Vilfa berteroana Trin., Vilfa exilis Trin., Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud., Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin., Vilfa tenacissima (L.f.) Kunth
berteroana => in honor of Carlo Giuseppe Luigi Bertero (1789-1831), Italian physician, botanist and plant collector
berteroanus => in honor of Carlo Giuseppe Luigi Bertero (1789-1831), Italian physician, botanist and plant collector
indica => from or referring in some way to India
indicus => of Indian origin
intortum => curled, twisted
lanceifolium => lancet-shaped leaf
orientalis => eastern
tenacissima => most tenacious (clinging or adhering closely)
tenacissimus => most tenacious (clinging or adhering closely)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb