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Family Poaceae Scientific name Pennisetum purpureum Common name (English) Pak Chong Napier Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Pennisetum purpureum, commonly known as elephant grass or Napier grass, is a perennial tropical grass in the Poaceae family. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, it is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical…

Family Poaceae Scientific name Pennisetum purpureum Common name (English) Pandan Napier Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Pennisetum purpureum, commonly known as elephant grass or Napier grass, is a perennial tropical grass in the Poaceae family. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, it is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions…

Family Poaceae Scientific name Pennisetum purpureum Common name (English) Guatemala Napier Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Pennisetum purpureum, commonly known as elephant grass or Napier grass, is a perennial tropical grass in the Poaceae family. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, it is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions…

Family Poaceae Scientific name Pennisetum purpureum Common name (English) Zanzibar Napier Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Pennisetum purpureum, commonly known as elephant grass or Napier grass, is a perennial tropical grass in the Poaceae family. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, it is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions…

Family Poaceae Scientific name Saccharum officinarum Common name (English) Sugarcane Common name (Malay) Tebu Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Saccharum officinarum, commonly known as sugarcane, is a tall perennial grass in the Poaceae family. Native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, it is cultivated worldwide for its sweet, fibrous stalks, which are…

Family Phyllanthaceae Scientific name Baccaurea angulata Common name (English) Dayak starfruit Common name (Malay) Belimbing Hutan / Ucong Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Baccaurea angulata, commonly known as belimbing hutan or Dayak starfruit, is a tropical fruit tree in the Phyllanthaceae family native to Borneo. It produces small to medium-sized, angular fruits…