Poaceae
Guayanilla
Imperata contracta
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Imperata
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Imperata contractaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Guayanilla
Synonyms
- Anatherum berteroanum Spreng. ex Schult.
- Anatherum caudatum (G.Mey.) Schult.
- Anatherum portoricense Spreng.
- Imperata caudata (G.Mey.) Trin.
- Imperata exaltata var. caudata (G.Mey.) Hack.
- Imperata flexuosa Swallen
- Imperata longifolia Pilg.
- Imperata sape (A.St.-Hil.) Andersson
- Saccharum caudatum G.Mey.
- Saccharum contractum Kunth
- Saccharum contractum Poit. ex Ledeb.
- Saccharum cylindricum var. contractum (Kunth) Roberty
- Saccharum cylindricum var. longifolium (Pilg.) Roberty
- Saccharum dubium Kunth
- Saccharum monandrum Sw. ex Hack.
- Saccharum sape A.St.-Hil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.