Myriostachya wightiana (Nees ex Steud.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 327 1896. (Syn: Dinebra verticillata Wight ex Steud. [Invalid]; Festuca natans Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Leptochloa wightiana Nees ex Steud.; Myriostachya longispicula (Hook.f.) Senaratna; Myriostachya wightiana var. longispicula Hook.f.; Myriostachya wightiana var. wightiana ); . Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia: Bangladesh, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand as per POWO; .
Fwd: [efloraofindia:211227] POEACEA ID from Bangladesh SM 189- 2 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Looks like Setaria species Sorry, …, I do not know which Setaria grows in saline or brackish water. Please wait for experts, it may not be Setaria at all. Myriostachya wightiana – a grass of coastal mudflats in inter-tidal zone. .    Kindly identify this plant: 3 images- 2 high res. Collected from estuarine wetland from West Bengal in month of December Myriostachya wightiana – a mangrove grass with very tough rootstock and leaves .
Should be Myriostachya wightiana, a grass which is very tough growing near mangroves
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Myriostachya wightiana
Updated on September 9, 2025