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Toco grass

Ischaemum aristatum L.
Toco grass
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Ischaemum aristatum L., commonly known as Toco grass, is a species in the Poaceae family. It was first described in 1753 and is widely distributed across several regions including China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and various Pacific and Indian Ocean islands such as Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Is., and Taiwan.

Description

Ischaemum aristatum L. is a member of the Poaceae family and is known by the common name Toco grass. It is native to and found in multiple regions including China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and a range of islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans such as Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Is., and Taiwan. The species was first published in 1753.

Other common names

Toco grass

Distribution

KM · MU · MG · Hawaii · Borneo · Caroline Is. · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Fiji · Hainan · Japan · Korea · Manchuria · Mauritius · Nansei-shoto · Niue · Samoa · Solomon Is. · Taiwan · Trinidad-Tobago · Vietnam

Synonyms

Andropogon corassipesAndropogon imberbisAndropogon incertusAndropogon monastachyusIschaemum aristatum subsp. glaucumIschaemum aristatum subsp. imberbeIschaemum aristatum var. glaucumIschaemum aristatum var. imberbeIschaemum aristatum var. momiyamaeIschaemum crassipesIschaemum crassipes f. aristatumIschaemum crassipes var. aristatumIschaemum crassipes var. formosanumIschaemum crassipes var. glaucumIschaemum crassipes var. hainanenseIschaemum crassipes var. hondaeIschaemum crassipes var. momiyamaeIschaemum crassipes var. pilipesIschaemum guangxienseIschaemum hondaeIschaemum hondae var. tomentosumIschaemum ikomanumIschaemum imberbeIschaemum papillosumIschaemum sakaguchiiIschaemum sieboldiiIschaemum sieboldii var. formosanumMeoschium aristatumTripsacum aristatumIschaemum aristatum var. aristatum

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