Thysanolaena latifolia (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Honda (Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya; Introduced into: Brazil West-Central, California, Comoros, Cuba, Gambia, Hawaii, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. as per POWO)