Themeda arundinacea

(Roxb.) A. Camus

Tiger grass, Ulla grass

Poaceae

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Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes between 700-2,000 m above sea level in southern China.

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms tufts. The culms are like reeds and stout. They grow 6 m tall and are 1-2 cm wide. The leaf blade is 50-100 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flower is a large compound panicle with drooping branches.

Other Uses

The culms yield a fibre used for cordage. It is also used to make the sacrificial strings used by the Hindus. The leaves are used as a thatching material.

Names & Synonyms

Azkhun, Bharna, Bharua, Faek, Faek nam, Kaing-deo-bok

Anthristiria arundinacea Roxb.and others

References (1)

Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 223

Where to Find It

How to Identify

Other Uses

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