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Northern cane grass (Engl.)

Mnesithea rottboellioides (R.Br.)Koning and Sosef

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Perennial 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