Poaceae

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Bambuseae

• Fargesia murielae
• Phyllostachys nidularia
• Phyllostachys nigra 'Hale'
• Pleioblastus humilis
• Sasaella ramosa

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Oryzeae

• Oryza sativa

Subfamily Chloridoideae
Tribe Chloridoid Assemblage

• Spartina bakeri

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae

• Cymbopogon flexuosus
• Saccharum officinarum
• Schizachyrium scoparium

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Maydeae

• Coix lacryma-jobi
• Zea mexicana

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae

• Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
• Oplismenus hirtelllus `Variegatus'
• Stenotaphrum secundatum `Variegatum'

• Query IPNI
• Common Name: Job's Tears
• Family: Poaceae Barnh.

• Country of Origin: E. Asia - E. India.
• Habitat: Wet places in grassland in the foothills of the Himalayas

• Description: This annual grass is native to south-east Asia and grows to a height of around 3 ft (1 m), with knobbly, bamboo-like stems from the bases of which new ‘tillers’ arise, these sometimes self- layering. The glossy deep green leaves are up to 2 in (5 cm) wide with slightly wavy edges. The flowering and fruiting spikelets are insignificant, but the shiny, pea-sized receptacles that enclose their bases harden in fall (autumn) to a pale bluish gray and have often been used for beads and other decorative purposes. Some selected strains are cultivated for their edible grains.