''Spodiopogon cotulifer'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of perennial grass in the family

Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivate ...

. It is native to East and Southeast Asia. It is the most likely wild progenitor of ''

Spodiopogon formosanus ''Spodiopogon formosanus'' or the Taiwan oil millet ( zh, t=臺灣油芒, p=táiwān yóumáng) (syn.: ''Eccoilopus formosanus'') is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is traditionally grown as a cereal ...

'', a cultivated

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most millets belong to the tribe Paniceae. Millets are important crops in the Semi-arid climate, ...

that is endemic to Taiwan.Fuller, Dorian Q. (15 May 2009).
The Forgotten Oil Millet of Taiwan
'. In: ''The Archaeobotanist''.

References

cotulifer Grasses of Asia Grasses of China Flora of Taiwan Plants described in 1889 {{panicoideae-stub