Tiger grass (Thysanolaena latifolia)
Description
Thysanolaena maxima (amliso) (Nepali: -------), is a perennial grass plant found in hilly regions of Nepal, northern and eastern parts of India, Bhutan, and Philippines. The flowers of this plant are used as cleaning tool or broom, which is known as ------kuchcho in Nepali. "Tiger Grass" is a common name for this plant throughout the tropics where it is grown as an ornamental. It may be used to create the effect of bamboo, which it resembles, but to which it is not related. It also is called "broom grass" in areas where its flowers are used as a cleaning tool.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Thysanolaena
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