Thysanolaena maxima
| Thysanolaena maxima | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Amliso plant with flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Thysanolaena |
| Species: | T. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Thysanolaena maxima Kuntze | |
Thysanolaena maxima (amliso)[1] (Nepali: अम्लिसो), is a perennial grass plant found in hilly regions of Nepal, northern and eastern parts of India, and Bhutan. The flowers of this plant are used as cleaning tool or broom, which is known as कुच्चोkuchcho in Nepali.
"Tiger Grass" is a common name for this plant throughout the tropics where it is grown as an ornamental. It may be used to create the effect of bamboo, which it resembles, but to which it is not related. It also is called "broom grass" in areas where its flowers are used as a cleaning tool.
References
- ↑ Uma Shankar, S. D. Lama & K. S. Bawa (2001). "Ecology and economics of domestication of non-timber forest products: an illustration of broomgrass in Darjeeling Himalaya". Journal of Tropical Forest Science 13 (1): 171–191.