''Tripidium'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

in the family Poaceae, native to Spain, Morocco, Korea and New Guinea. The genus name was first published by Hildemar Wolfgang Scholz in 2006 as a replacement for the

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''Ripidium''.

Species

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accepted the following species: *''

Tripidium arundinaceum ''Tripidium arundinaceum'', synonym ''Saccharum arundinaceum'', commonly known as hardy sugar cane, is a grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia from India to Korea and New Guinea. In the Tamil language it is known as நாணல் − ...

'' (Retz.) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg *''

Tripidium bengalense ''Tripidium bengalense'', synonym ''Saccharum bengalense'', with the common names munj sweetcane, baruwa sugarcane or baruwa grass, is a plant of the genus '' Tripidium'' native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh an ...

'' (Retz.) H.Scholz *''

Tripidium kanashiroi ''Tripidium'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Spain, Morocco, Korea and New Guinea. The genus name was first published by Hildemar Wolfgang Scholz in 2006 as a replacement for the illegitimate name ''Ripidium''. ...

'' (Ohwi) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg *'' Tripidium procerum'' (Roxb.) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg *'' Tripidium ravennae'' (L.) H.Scholz *'' Tripidium strictum'' (Host) H.Scholz

References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub