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Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense Kunth

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Ischaemum

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
رقوءة تيمورية
Chinese
帝汶鴨嘴草, 帝汶鸭嘴草
English
Stalkleaf murainagrass

Synonyms

  • Andropogon blumei Steud.
  • Andropogon timorensis (Kunth) Steud.
  • Ischaemum aristatum f. timorense (Kunth) Roberty
  • Ischaemum aristatum subvar. macrurum (Stapf ex Ridl.) Roberty
  • Ischaemum macrurum Stapf ex Ridl.
  • Ischaemum timorense var. peguense Hack.
  • Ischaemum timorense var. petiolatum Hack.
  • Ischaemum timorense var. villosum C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Ischaemum villosissimum Honda
  • Spodiopogon blumei Nees ex Steud.
  • Spodiopogon cuspidatus Arn. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

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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.