EPPO Global Database

Imperata cylindrica(IMPCY)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: IMPCY
  • Preferred name: Imperata cylindrica
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Räuschel

Notes

Mediterranean, Western Asia (Arabia, Afghanistan), Africa (practically throughout), Madagascar. Introduced in Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Korea, USA (southeast, Oregon), Mexico, New Guinea, New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Imperata arundinacea Cirillo
Imperata arundinacea var. africana Andersson
Imperata cylindrica var. africana (Andersson) Hubbard
Imperata cylindrica var. cylindrica (Linnaeus) Räuschel
Imperata cylindrica var. thunbergii (Retzius) Durand & Schinz
Lagurus cylindricus Linnaeus
Saccharum cylindricum Lamarck
Saccharum thunbergii Retzius

Common names
Name Language
alang-alang English
blady grass English (AU)
cogongrass English (US)
Japanese blood grass English
kunai grass English
lalang English
silver spikegrass English
Silberhaargras German
impérata French
imperata cylindrique French
impérata cylindrique French
impérate French
lalang French
capim sape macho Spanish
carrizo Spanish
carrizo marciego Spanish (AR)
cisca Spanish
cogón Spanish
cogón de Filipinas Spanish
hierba cogón Spanish
marciega Spanish
marciega menor Spanish
masiega Spanish
pañuela Spanish
sangonera Spanish
sisca Spanish
xisca Spanish
yahape Spanish (AR)
zulla Spanish
codino bianco Italian
falasco bianco Italian
caniço-branco Portuguese
imperata Portuguese
fushige chigaya Japanese
フシゲ チガヤ Japanese
аланг-аланг Russian
императа цилиндрическая Russian
казаро Russian
uslu şekerkamışı Turkish
mishyan gelilani Hebrew
מִשְׁיָן גְּלִילָנִי Hebrew
imperata cilindrike Albanian
imperatë Albanian
сребърна трева Bulgarian
sisca Catalan
xisca Catalan
bái máo Chinese
白茅 Chinese
valjkasta zupčica Croatian
δεματόχορτο Greek
dabh Hindi
uloo Hindi
dardha Sanskrit
lalang valcocitý Slovak