genus

Centotheca

Centotheca

Field notes

Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.

Species

Centotheca ganeshaiahiana - Andaman and Nicobar islands

Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific a.k.a. หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai

Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea

Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam

formerly included

Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis

Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca

Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata

Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata

Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata

Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.