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Hilograss
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Grasses & bamboos

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishHilograss
Dutch—
SpanishGrama
Chinese两耳草
Scientific namePaspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius

About this species

Paspalum conjugatum, commonly known as carabao grass or hilo grass, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass. It is originally from the American tropics, but has been naturalized widely in tropical Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands. It has also spread to Northern Africa and Northern Eastern Australia, and New Zealand. It is also known as sour paspalum, T-grass (after the shape of their panicle), or more confusingly, as "buffalo grass" or "sour grass".

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPaspalum

In Suriname

66Records in Suriname
1838First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini8
  • Para3
  • Paramaribo3
  • Nickerie2
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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