Biology:Spodiopogon cotulifer

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Short description: Species of grass

Spodiopogon cotulifer
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Spodiopogon cotulifer in Tanabe city, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Spodiopogon
Species:
S. cotulifer
Binomial name
Spodiopogon cotulifer
(Thunb.) Hack.

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

  1. Fuller, Dorian Q. (15 May 2009). The Forgotten Oil Millet of Taiwan. In: The Archaeobotanist.

Wikidata ☰ Q15501994 entry