Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm., Cycl. 35(II.70): s.p. 1817. (Syn: Ischaemum involutum G.Forst.; Ornithocephalochloa arenicola Kurz; Panicum sarmentosum (Pers.) Raspail [Illegitimate]; Thuarea involucrata Eschsch. [Spelling variant]; Thuarea latifolia R.Br.; Thuarea media R.Br.; Thuarea sarmentosa Pers.);
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Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is. as per POWO;
. Common name: Tropical Beach Grass, Kuroiwa grass . Thuarea involuta ? Lakshadweep Flora – PKA8 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10).
Seen this Grass on the beaches at Thinnakara (Lakshadweep Island). Yes it is!
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