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Arundo donax
Axonopus compressus
(Sw.) Beauv.
Wide-leaved Carpetgrass, Cow Grass, Rumput Parit
Bambusa heterostachya
Species found in NSSF. Image courtesy of
Kwan Han's Plant Observatory
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Identified By: Kwan Han
Introduced herb species. Naturalized, cultivated.
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Species Interactions (10)
Eaten by
Long-tailed Macaque, Crab-eating Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
References
Lucas & Corlett, 1991. Folia Primatologica 57(4): 201-215
Sha & Hanya, 2013. American Journal of Primatology 75(6): 581-592
(Seeds) eaten by
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
References
Wee, 2010. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Wee, 2015. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Spittle, 1952. Malayan Nature Journal 7(1): 23–32
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Basic Information
Classification:
Tracheophyta: Angiospermae: Monocot: Poales: Poaceae
Residency Status:
Non-native
External Links
Nature in Singapore
The vascular plant flora and vegetation of the islands associated with Singapore’s first Marine Park (I): The Sisters’ Islands.
The vascular plant flora and vegetation of the islands associated with Singapore’s first Marine Park (II): Pulau Tekukor
The vascular plant flora and vegetation of the islands associated with Singapore’s first Marine Park (III): St. John’s Island
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