Poaceae

Sphaerocaryum malaccense (Trin.) Pilg.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sphaerocaryum

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Sphaerocaryum malaccense (Sphaerocaryum malaccense) — FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 桴荩, 桴藎, 稗荩, 稗藎

Synonyms

Agrostis malaccensis (Trin.) Willd. ex Kunth
Andropogon grayia Steud.
Graya elegans Nees ex Steud.
Graya zeylanica Arn.
Panicum barbivaginale Hayata
Panicum elegans Wight & Arn. ex Steud.
Panicum malaccense Trin.
Schizachyrium zeylanicum Nees ex Steud.
Sphaerocaryum elegans (Arn. ex Steud.) Nees ex Steud.
Sphaerocaryum elegans (Nees ex Steud.) Nees ex Hook.f.

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jimmy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 許文俊, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: naturalistchu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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). About our plant data.