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Northern cane grass (Engl.)
Mnesithea rottboellioides (R.Br.)Koning and Sosef
AllPerennial grass Height: 100-300cm Leaves: Leaf-blades 20–50 cm long, 8–20 mm wide Flowers: Inflorescence compound of rames. Spikelets sessile, 1 in the cluster. Companion spikelets pedicelled, 1 in the cluster. Fertile spikelets 2-flowered, 3–4.5 mm long. Basal sterile florets 1, barren, with palea. Fruits: Not provided
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, BARLIG, found in thickets, exposed ridges, road cuts and ravines, along streams, volcanic craters, fumaroles
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Mnesithea rottboellioides (R.Br.)Koning and Sosef
- Local Name
- Northern cane grass (Engl.)
- Family
- Poaceae
- Category
- All
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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