The only known species is Vossia cuspidata, an aquatic grass native to Africa (from Senegal to Egypt, Somalia, south to Namibia), and to Assam, Bangladesh, and ...
Vossia cuspidata
Vossia is a monotypic genus in the grass family, found in Asia and Africa. The only known species is Vossia cuspidata, an aquatic grass native to Africa, and to Assam, Bangladesh, and northern Indochina. The common name is hippo grass. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Vossia cuspidata
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hippo grass. Classification ; Family. Poaceae Barnhart - Grass family ; Genus. Vossia Wall. & Griffith - hippo grass ; Species. Vossia cuspidata Griff. - hippo ...
The native range of this species is Africa, Assam to Indo-China. It is a helophyte or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Perennial; culms submerged or floating, up to 7 m long and 1 cm in diameter, spongy, with fibrous roots from the nodes, standing 1–2 m out of the water. Sessile ...
Perennial; culms submerged or floating, up to 7 m long and 1 cm in diameter, spongy, with fibrous roots from the nodes, standing 1–2 m out of the water. Leaf ...
Eppo code. VOSCU. Family. Poaceae. Species. Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griffith. Weed type. Grass. Global description. Cotyledons. First leaves. General habit.
This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Jul 8, 2023 · The dry biomasses of Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. leaves (PL) and rhizomes including aerial stems (PR) were used to effectively remediate methylene blue (MB ...
Kingdom, Plantae - Plants ; Subkingdom, Tracheobionta - Vascular plants ; Superdivision, Spermatophyta - Seed plants ; Division, Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants.
Vossia cuspidata is a vivacious, robust, almost glabrous, aquatic grass with floating or submerged stems, strongly rooted at nodes and up to 7 m long and with ...