Alloteropsis semialata

Black seed grass
Cockatoo grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Alloteropsis
Species:
A. semialata
Binomial name
Alloteropsis semialata
Synonyms
  • Panicum semialatum R.Br.
  • Urochloa semialata (R.Br.) Kunth
  • Oplismenus semialatus (R.Br.) Desv.
  • Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees ex Benth.
  • Axonopus semialatus (R.Br.) Hook.f.
  • Paspalum semialatum (R.Br.) Eyles
  • Bluffia eckloniana Nees
  • Alloteropsis eckloniana (Nees) Hitchc.
  • Alloteropsis distachya J.Presl
  • Aira viatica Griff.
  • Panicum viaticum Griff.
  • Holosetum philippicum Steud.
  • Arundinella schultzii Benth.
  • Panicum philippicum (Steud.) Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
  • Pterochlaena catangensis Chiov.
  • Axonopus maidenianus Domin
  • Alloteropsis homblei Robyns
  • Alloteropsis gwebiensis Stent & J.M.Rattray

Alloteropsis semialata, known commonly as black seed grass, cockatoo grass, donkersaad gras, swartsaadgras, tweevingergras, and isi quinti, is a perennial grass found in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Madagascar, and Australasia.