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Hippo Grass

Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.

Scientific Names

Alternative Names

Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ischaemum ensiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vossia procera Wall. & Griff.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb.
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and Flora of Zimbabwe
Ischaemum ensiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Vossia procera Wall. & Griff.
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and Flora of Zimbabwe
Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Ischaemum ensiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ischaemum ensiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vossia procera Wall. & Griff.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vossia procera Wall. & Griff.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Preferred Names

Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vossia cuspidata
Species recognized by wikipedia VI, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Gabon Species List, Ghana Species List, Kenya Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Rwanda Species List, Senegal Species List, Tanzania Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, NCBI, and TRY summarized records
Vossia cuspidata
Recognized by ECOCROP
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF national node type records UK
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk and Flora of Zimbabwe
Vossia cuspidata Griff.
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Mozambique Species List
Vossia cuspidata var. polystachya Koechlin
Recognized by GBIF national node type records France
Ischaemum cuspidatum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Vossia cuspidata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia EN, Wikipedia (inferred records), Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Global Biotic Interactions
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.
Recognized by Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
Vossia cuspidata Griff.
Species recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

hippo grass preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images

Curated hierarchies for Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia Wall. & Griff.
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. (this page)

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia Wall. & Griff.
Vossia cuspidata Griff. (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Lilianae
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia Wallich & Griffith
Vossia cuspidata Griff. (this page)

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff. (this page)
Agrostis lachnantha Nees
Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Alopecurus setarioides Gren.
Anadelphia polychaeta Clayton
Anadelphia pumila Jacq.-Fél.
Andropogon crucianus Renvoize
Andropogon pusillus Hook. fil.
Andropogon virginicus L.
Aristida friesii Hack. ex Henrard
Axonopus boliviensis Renvoize
Baptorhachis foliacea (Clayton) Clayton
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Cenchrus macrourus (Trin.) Morrone
Coelachne auquieri Ndab.
Ctenium sesquiflorum Clayton
Danthoniopsis chevalieri A. Camus & C. E. Hubb.
Decaryochloa diadelpha A. Camus
Deschampsia mildbraedii Pilg.
Desmazeria sicula (Jacq.) Dumort.
Digitaria adamaouensis Zon
Digitaria aequiglumis (Hack. & Arechav.) Parodi
Digitaria andicola Gir.-Cañas
Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard
Digitaria cardenasiana Gir.-Cañas
Digitaria dioica Killeen & Rúgolo
Digitaria fragilis (Steud.) Luces
Digitaria horizontalis Willd.
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Digitaria killeenii Vega & Rúgolo
Digitaria lehmanniana Henrard
Digitaria leucites (Trin.) Henrard
Digitaria nuda Schumach.
Digitaria pittieri (Hack.) Henrard
Digitaria rangelii Gir.-Cañas
Digitaria sacchariflora (Raddi) Henrard
Digitaria similis Beetle ex Gould
Dilophotriche occidentalis Jacq.-Fél.
Dilophotriche pobeguinii Jacq.-Fél.
Echinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult.
Eleusine jaegeri Pilg.
Eleusine multiflora Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Elymandra subulata Jacq.-Fél.
Elymus hispidus subsp. podperae (Nábelek) Melderis
Elymus hispidus subsp. pouzolzii (Godr.) Melderis
Eragrostis camerunensis Clayton
Eragrostis chiquitaniensis T. Killeen
Eragrostis raynaliana Lebrun
Festuca christianii-bernardii Kerguélen
Guaduella humilis Clayton
Helictochloa hackelii (Henriq.) Romero Zarco
Hordeum muticum J. Presl
Hubbardochloa gracilis Auquier
Isachne guineensis Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Ischaemum polystachyum J. Presl
Loudetia furtiva Jacq.-Fél.
Loudetiopsis capillipes (C. E. Hubb.) Conert
Monocymbium deightonii C. E. Hubb.
Monocymbium lanceolatum C. E. Hubb.
Otachyrium boliviense Renvoize
Panicum acrotrichum Hook. fil.
Paspalum crucense (T. Killeen) S. Denham
Poa muhavurensis C. E. Hubb.
Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin.
Saccharum villosum Steud.
Sacciolepis africana C. E. Hubb. & Snowden
Schizachyrium djalonicum Jacq.-Fél.
Schizachyrium penicillatum Jacq.-Fél.
Schizachyrium radicosum Jacq.-Fél.
Sorghum plumosum (R. Br.) P. Beauv.
Spodiopogon aristatus R. J. Desai & Raole
Sporobolus crucensis Renvoize
Sporobolus montanus (Hook. fil.) Engl.
Sporobolus pauciflorus A. Chev.
Trichanthecium glaucocladum (C. E. Hubb.) Zuloaga & Morrone
Tripsacum andersonii J. R. Gray
Tripsacum australe Cutler & E. S. Anderson
Tripsacum bravum J. R. Gray
Tripsacum cundinamarcae de Wet & Timothy
Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides
Tripsacum dactyloides var. hispidum (Hitchc.) de Wet & J. R. Harlan
Tripsacum dactyloides var. meridionale de Wet & Timothy
Tripsacum dactyloides var. mexicanum de Wet & J. R. Harlan
Tripsacum intermedium De Wet & J. R. Harlan
Tripsacum jalapense De Wet & Brink
Tripsacum lanceolatum E. Fourn.
Tripsacum latifolium Hitchc.
Tripsacum laxum Nash
Tripsacum maizar Hern.-Xol. & Randolph
Tripsacum manisuroides De Wet & J. R. Harlan
Tripsacum peruvianum de Wet & Timothy
Tripsacum pilosum Scribn. & Merr.
Tripsacum zopilotense Hern.-Xol. & Randolph
Vulpiella stipoides (L.) Maire
Zea mays subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley
Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis
Zea mays subsp. mexicana Chalco subpopulation Wilkes
Zea mays subsp. mexicana Durango subpopulation (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis
Zea mays subsp. mexicana Mesa-Central subpopulation Wilkes
Zea mays subsp. mexicana Nobogame subpopulation Wilkes
Zea mays subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley
603 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Petrosaviidae
commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
PACMAD clade
Panicoideae
Andropogonodae
Andropogoneae
Rottboelliinae
Vossia
Vossia cuspidata (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Panicoideae
Andropogoneae
Rottboelliinae
Vossia
Vossia cuspidata (this page)
Vossia cambogiensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Ischaemum
Ischaemum cuspidatum (this page)
Ischaemum afrum
Ischaemum agastyamalayanum
Ischaemum agharkarii
Ischaemum akonense
Ischaemum albovillosum
Ischaemum amethystimum
Ischaemum amethystinum
Ischaemum anthephoroides
Ischaemum apricum
Ischaemum arenosum
Ischaemum aristatum
Ischaemum aureum
Ischaemum australe
Ischaemum barbatum
Ischaemum beccarii
Ischaemum bolei
Ischaemum bombaiense
Ischaemum borii
Ischaemum burmanicum
Ischaemum calicutense
Ischaemum cannanorense
Ischaemum celebicum
Ischaemum ciliare
Ischaemum commutatum
Ischaemum copeanum
Ischaemum dalzellii
Ischaemum decumbens
Ischaemum diplopogon
Ischaemum eberhardtii
Ischaemum elimalayanum
Ischaemum fasciculatum
Ischaemum fieldingianum
Ischaemum flumineum
Ischaemum fluviatile
Ischaemum fragile
Ischaemum franksae
Ischaemum glaucescens
Ischaemum goebelii
Ischaemum guianense
Ischaemum hansenii
Ischaemum heterotrichum
Ischaemum hubbardii
Ischaemum huegelii
Ischaemum impressum
Ischaemum indicum
Ischaemum involutum
Ischaemum jayachandranii
Ischaemum kingii
Ischaemum koenigii
Ischaemum koleostachys
Ischaemum kumarakodiense
Ischaemum lanatum
Ischaemum lanceolatum
Ischaemum latifolium
Ischaemum lisboae
Ischaemum longisetum
Ischaemum magnum
Ischaemum malabaricum
Ischaemum merrillii
Ischaemum minus
Ischaemum molle
Ischaemum murinum
Ischaemum muticum
Ischaemum nairii
Ischaemum notatum
Ischaemum ophiuroides
Ischaemum paleaceum
Ischaemum pappinisseriense
Ischaemum philippinense
Ischaemum polystachyum
Ischaemum pubescens
Ischaemum pushpangadanii
Ischaemum quilonense
Ischaemum raizadae
Ischaemum ramosissimum
Ischaemum rangacharianum
Ischaemum raui
Ischaemum ritchiei
Ischaemum roseotomentosum
Ischaemum rottboellioides
Ischaemum rugosum
Ischaemum santapaui
Ischaemum sayajiraoi
Ischaemum secundatum
Ischaemum semisagittatum
Ischaemum setaceum
Ischaemum stolzii
Ischaemum sulcatum
Ischaemum tadulingamii
Ischaemum tenuifolium
Ischaemum thomsonianum
Ischaemum timorense
Ischaemum travancorense
Ischaemum triticeum
Ischaemum tropicum
Ischaemum tumidum
Ischaemum veldkampii
Ischaemum vembanadense
Ischaemum yadavii
Ischaemum zeylanicum
41 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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