Imperata cylindrica

TaxID: 80369

Basic Information

Imperata cylindrica

Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass, Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica (commonly known as cogongrass or kunai grass ) is a species of perennial rhizomatous grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Africa, and Southern Europe. It has also been introduced to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Southeastern United States. It is a highly flammable pyrophyte, and can spread rapidly by colonizing disturbed areas and encouraging more frequent wildfires.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Imperata

cylindrica

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Imperata cylindrica
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(c) wangleeping@BY-NC
Imperata cylindrica
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(c) unknown@CC0
Imperata cylindrica
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(c) Cheng-Tao Lin@BY
Imperata cylindrica
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(c) Cheng-Tao Lin@BY
Imperata cylindrica
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(c) janet_taylor@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (12 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Brazil Absent 2018
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Cuba Absent —
Guatemala Absent —
Jordan A2 list 2013
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
Peru Absent —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (121 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

121
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Angola Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
DRR103727 - - - 4768462 Japan:Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita

DNA Barcodes (42 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TRM291-15 - rbcL 607 India - -
SAFH4952-12 - matK 833 South Africa 2011-08-19 -33.95928, 18.46053
SAFH012-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2005-01-21 -25.16667, 29.95
ITSAP888-14 - ITS2 225 South Korea - 36.402386, 127.762245
ITSAP887-14 - ITS2 225 South Korea - 36.402386, 127.762245
ITSAJ4236-14 - ITS2 219 - - -
HPSCH294-22 - trnH-psbA 615 Australia - -
HPSCH294-22 - rbcL 619 Australia - -
GENG788-14 - rbcL 528 India 2014-08-30 23.343, 73.978
GBVX2051-15 - rbcL 1287 South Korea 2012-06-06 36.402386, 127.762245
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Literature