Spodiopogon cotulifer
Spodiopogon cotulifer | |
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Spodiopogon cotulifer in Tanabe city, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Spodiopogon |
Species: | S. cotulifer
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Binomial name | |
Spodiopogon cotulifer (Thunb.) Hack.
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Spodiopogon cotulifer is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia.
It is the most likely wild progenitor of Spodiopogon formosanus, a cultivated millet that is endemic to Taiwan.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fuller, Dorian Q. (15 May 2009). The Forgotten Oil Millet of Taiwan. In: The Archaeobotanist.
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Categories:
- Spodiopogon
- Grasses of Asia
- Grasses of China
- Flora of Taiwan
- Plants described in 1889
- Plant stubs