Hymenachne amplexicaulis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hymenachne
- Species
- Hymenachne amplexicaulis
- Scientific Name
- Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Hymenachne amplexicaulis, also known as West Indian marsh grass in the US, Olive hymenachne in Australia, and hereafter referred to as hymenachne, is New World species in the genus Hymenachne. Hymenachne is from the Greek hymen meaning "membrane" and achne meaning "chaff, glume, scale" and amplexicaulis is from Latin, literally "embracing the stem" or "stem-clasping. This freshwater species is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the West Indies, Northern South America, and Central America.
...Hymenachne amplexicaulis in languages:
- Chinese
- 膜稃草
- Japanese
- ミズエノコロ
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