Themeda
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Themeda is a genus of plants of the family Poaceae
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Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
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Selected species
- Themeda anathera
- Themeda arguens (L.) Hack.
- Themeda arundinacea
- Themeda avanacea
- Themeda ciliata
- Themeda forskalii
- Themeda frondosa
- Themeda gigantea (Cav.) Hack.
- Themeda imberbis
- Themeda japonica
- Themeda quadrivalvis (L.) Kuntze
- Themeda triandraThemeda triandraThemeda triandra is a perennial grass widespread in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Pacific. In Australia it is commonly known as kangaroo grass, in East and South Africa it is known as "red oat grass" or red grass, in Afrikaans, rooigras.The species has a tuffted habit and can reach up to 1.5 m...
Forssk. or Themeda australis (kangaroo grass, red grass, rooigras) - Themeda villosa (Poir.) A.Camus