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Arundinella nepalensis Trin.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Arundinella

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Arundinella nepalensis: Arundinella nepalensis
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Riviergras
Chinese
尼泊爾火茅, 石芒草, 吹鸡秆, 石清草, 石珍芒, 硬骨草, 毛轴野古草
Malagasy
Bozaka, Fantaka, Kitsangy

Synonyms

  • Acratherum miliaceum Link
  • Arundinella acratherum Nees ex Steud.
  • Arundinella ecklonii Nees
  • Arundinella ecklonii var. major C.E.Hubb.
  • Arundinella glabra Hook. & Arn.
  • Arundinella miliacea (Link) Nees
  • Arundinella nepalensis var. xerophila Ibaragi
  • Arundinella pilaxilis B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu
  • Arundinella pilomarginata B.S.Sun
  • Arundinella rigida Nees
  • Arundinella ritchei Munro ex Lisboa
  • Arundinella virgata Janowski
  • Orthopogon agrostoides Trevir. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.