Poaceae

Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Tricholaena

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Synonyms

Aira bicolor Schumach.
Eremochlamys arenaria Peter
Eremochlamys littoralis Peter
Melinis glabra (Stapf) Hack.
Melinis monachme (Trin.) Pilg.
Melinis monachne var. minor (Hack.) Pilg.
Melinis trichotoma Mez
Milium roseum Spreng.
Panicum coloratum Thouars ex Spreng.
Panicum fraudulentum Steud.
Panicum gracillimum K.Schum.
Panicum madagascariense Spreng.
Panicum madagascariense var. brevispiculum Rendle
Panicum madagascariense var. minus Hack.
Panicum monachne Trin.
Panicum roseum Willd. ex Spreng.
Tricholaena arenaria var. semiglabra Hack.
Tricholaena bicolor (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb.
Tricholaena delicatula Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Tricholaena glabra Stapf
Tricholaena madagascaricnsis (Spreng.) Mez ex Pilg.
Tricholaena madagascariensis (Spreng.) Mez ex Pilg.
Tricholaena monachne var. annua J.G.Anderson
Tricholaena monachne var. monachne
Xyochlaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf
Xyochlaena monachne var. minor (Hack.) Hack. ex Garab.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); 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.