Hippo Grass

(Vossia cuspidata)

galery

Description

Vossia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.Species The only known species is Vossia cuspidata, native to Africa (from Senegal to Egypt + Somalia + Namibia), and to Assam, Bangladesh, and northern Indochina. Common name is hippo grass

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Vossia
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