Miscanthus floridulus

Miscanthus floridulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Miscanthus
Species:	M. floridulus
Binomial name
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.

Miscanthus floridulus, the Pacific Island silvergrass,^[1] is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae.

Use[]

In the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea, this grass is locally known as pit pit grass, and grows naturally. The local communities use the stem of this grass for several purposes. The matured stem is used to make fences around gardens. It is also used to construct the outer wall of traditional houses. The third important use is that remote households burn dried stems to light their houses. Also, children who walk to school carry torches from the burning stem of this grass until they reach their destination. A torch is about 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) long and it takes quite a while to burn it down. The walking distance is long where the children start their journey as early as 5 am.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

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• Chou, Chang-Hung; Chang, Fu-Chun (1998). "Population study of Miscanthus floridulus 11. Ecotypic variation of M. floridulus and M. transmorrisonensis as affected by altitude in Nantou". Taiwan's Bot. Bull. Academia Sinica. 29: 301–314.