Poaceae

Hippo grass

Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Vossia

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Common names

By language (2)

dag: Konyirigo
English: Hippo grass

Synonyms

Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb.
Ischaemum ensiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Vossia cuspidata var. cuspidata
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Vossia procera Wall. & Griff.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.