Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panzer

English: Viper grass

German: Schlagbaumähre

Mandarin: 弯穗草 (wan sui cao)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Liliopsida (392)

      Order: Cyperales (91)

        Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)

          Genus: Dinebra (1)

            Epithet: retroflexa (Vahl) Panzer (1)

retroflexa => bent backwards

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: green

Check for Dinebra retroflexa at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [742] Dinebra retroflexa - Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2002 onwards). World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
• [1642] Dinebra retroflexa - Flora of China @ efloras.org