Poaceae FAMILY
Lepturus repens
Lepturus repens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lepturus repens is an evergreen perennial grass producing clumps of rigid leaves up to 40cm tall growing from a stoloniferous rootstock[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is used as a soil binder to stabilize sandy soils.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa; E. Asia - Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific
HabitatSandy shores, dunes, coastal rocks, and along saline lagoons[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].