Themeda triandra

• Botanical Name : Themeda triandra Forssk.
• Plant Family : Poaceae (Gramineae)

• According to the Rules of ICBN the names of the families should end in -aceae. Thus the new name for the family Gramineae became Poaceae. However, the name Gramineae is also exempted and conserved under 'Nomina Conservanda' because of their constant use for a long time.

• Plant Form : Grasses
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Themeda triandra Plant :

• Habit : A tall, perennial herbs, erect or geniculately ascending.
• Leaves : Linear, flat, scabrid above and on margins.
• Inflorescence and Flowers :
  • Panicles 5-13 cm long, racemes clustered, involucral spikelets male, sessile.
  • Bisexual spikelet solitary, linear-oblong, awn 3.5-4.7 cm long, dark-brown or purplish-brown.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - November
• Significance : Throughout, common, often gregarious.