About Guinea Grass
Megathyrsus maximus, known as Guinea grass and green panic grass, is a large perennial bunch grass that is native to Africa and Yemen. It has been introduced in the tropics around the world. It has previously been called Urochloa maxima and Panicum maximum. It was moved to the genus Megathyrsus in 2003.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Panicum maximum
- Genus
- Panicum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated as fodder grass
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Pakistan; introduced to most other warm countries
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- கினியா புல்
- Kannada
- ಗಿನಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು
- Malayalam
- ഗിനിപ്പുല്ല്
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Guinea Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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