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Polytrias indica (Houtt.) Veldkamp

Polytrias indica (Houtt.) Veldkamp

Polytrias
Photo: Tracey Slotta @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database · Public domain

Polytrias indica (Houtt.) Veldkamp. Polytrias is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, commonly called Java grass, Batiki bluegrass, Indian murainagrass, or toto grass. The only known species is Polytrias indica, native to West Africa, Seychelles, the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Fiji, and Micronesia. It is also cultivated as a lawn grass in other tropical regions, and naturalized in scattered locations in tropical North and South America.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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