- Imperata
Taxobox
name = "Imperata"
image_width = 260px
image_caption = "Imperata cylindrica "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Panicoideae
genus = "Imperata"
genus_authority = Cirillo
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 8-9 - see text"Imperata" is a small genus of grasses known as satintails. Satintail grass species are perennial rhizomatous grasses native to the tropics and warm temperate regions worldwide. They bear solid, erect stems and silky inflorescences. The best known species is "
Imperata cylindrica ", which is recognized as a devastatingnoxious weed in many places and cultivated as anornamental plant in others.Species include:
*"Imperata brasiliensis " - Brazilian bladygrass, Brazilian satintail
*"Imperata brevifolia " - California satintail
*"Imperata conferta " - plumegrass, kunay grass
*"Imperata contracta " - guayanilla
*"Imperata cylindrica " - bladygrass, cogongrass, speargrass, silver-spikeExternal links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9069 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IMPER USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Imperata&type=treatment Grass Manual Genus Profile]
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