About Tiger Grass
Thysanolaena is a monotypic genus of the grass family, in the tribe Thysanolaeneae. Its only recognized species is Thysanolaena latifolia (formerly Thysanolaena maxima), native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Tanzania, Hawaii, California, the West Indies and Brazil. Tiger grass, Nepalese broom grass, broom grass, broom stick are common names for this plant, in Nepali amriso and jhadu in Assamese .
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thysanolaena latifolia
- Genus
- Thysanolaena
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Distribution
- India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Naktura, Nastura, amliso
- Bengali
- Phul jhanta
- Telugu
- konda, cheepuru, gaddi
- Kannada
- Konda cheepuru
Poaceae
Grass family
Tiger Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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