EPPO Global Database

Hemarthria altissima(HEMAL)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-21

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HEMAL
  • Preferred name: Hemarthria altissima
  • Authority: (Poiret) Stapf & Hubbard

Notes

Mediterranean, Caucasus, Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, China, Malesia, most of Africa, Madagascar. Introduced in USA, Mexico, Central America, South America (Venezuela to Peru, Argentina and southern Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Hemarthria compressa subsp. altissima (Poiret) Maire
Hemarthria fasciculata (Lamarck) Kunth
Manisuris altissima (Poiret) Hitchcock
Rottboellia altissima Poiret
Rottboellia compressa var. fasciculata Hackel
Rottboellia fasciculata Lamarck

Common names
Name Language
Batavian quickgrass English
limpograss English
red swampgrass English
herbe anguille French
herbe bourrique French
caminadora Spanish (AR)
gramilla canita Spanish (AR)
pasto clavel Spanish (AR)
zacate cubano Spanish (HN)
capim-gamalote Portuguese (BR)
гемартрия пучковатая Russian
хемартрия высокая Russian
yasrua me'uggad Hebrew
יַשְׂרוּעַ מְאֻגָּד Hebrew
hermatrie Albanian