Naktura / Tiger Grass
Thysanolaena latifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thysanolaena latifolia
- Genus
- Thysanolaena
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Naktura, Nastura, amliso
- Bengali
- Phul jhanta
- Telugu
- konda, cheepuru, gaddi
- Kannada
- Konda cheepuru
About Naktura
Tiger Grass (Thysanolaena latifolia) is a herb belonging to the Poaceae family (Grass family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 2-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, caryopsis (grain) fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. It occurs across India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Poaceae
Grass family
Naktura belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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