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Fuirena ciliaris.jpg

Fuirena ciliaris  (L.) Roxb.

Umbrella Grass

Plants > Angiosperms > Cyperaceae > ​​Fuirena ciliaris

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Poales
Family: ​Cyperaceae
Genus: Fuirena
Species: ciliaris


  • Common names: Umbrella Grass
  • Thai names: ก้ามกุ้ง kam kung (Bangkok), หญ้าคมบางกลม ya khom bang klom (Chumphon)
  • Chinese names: 毛芙兰草 mao fu lan cao
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Australia​
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: Holm et al. (1979) record Fuirena ciliaris as a “principal” weed in India, Taiwan, and Thailand. F. ciliaris is a weed of rice
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Image locations

Images of Fuirena ciliaris from Thailand.
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Fuirena ciliaris Cheelong Chaiyaphum November
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Fuirena ciliaris Cheelong Chaiyaphum November

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
Flora of China
Weed Science Society of America (PDF)
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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