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Useful Tropical Plants

Themeda villosa

(Poir.) A.Camus

Poaceae

+ Synonyms

Anthistiria junghuhniana Nees ex Andersson

Anthistiria mutica Hassk.

Anthistiria setosa Thunb. ex Andersson

Anthistiria villosa Poir.

Heterelytron scabrum Jungh.

Pseudanthistiria emeinica S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang

Common Name: Silky kangaroo grass

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General Information

Themeda villosa is a perennial, clump-forming grass with culms around 150 - 350cm tall[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is occasionally planted as an ornamental, but because it is fertile, it may spread and become weedy[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].
The plant has been known to escape from cultivation and become established outside its native range[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 

Range

E. Asia - India, Nepal and southern China, through southeast Asia to New Guinea

Habitat

Sunny roadsides, sandbanks, river banks, grass jungles, abandoned fields, sometimes dominant, Eucalypt savannah; at elevations up to 1,700 metres[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
]

Properties

Weed PotentialYes
Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height2.50 m
PollinatorsWind
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Young shoots produce a sweet vegetable[1858.

Medicinal

The young shoots are used against cough[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

The marrow of young stems is used to prevent infection of fresh ear holes[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Agroforestry Uses:

The clumps are used as living hedges[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Other Uses

The internode of the stem weres formerly used as shafts for dip pens[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

The leaves are used for roofing[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

The ash of the plant is used as fertiliser[
1858
Title
A revision of Themeda (Gramineae) in Malesia with a new species from Laos
Publication
Blumea 61, 2016: 29-40
Author
Veldkamp J.F.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691349
Publisher
 
Year
2016
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Propagation

Seed -
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