Triodia pungens

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Triodia pungens
Triodia hummock grassland.jpg
Triodia pungens (green) and Triodia basedowii (blue-grey)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Triodia
Species:
T. pungens
Binomial name
Triodia pungens
R.Br. 1810

Triodia pungens, commonly known as soft spinifex, is a species of grass native to northwestern Australia. [1] The plant is currently being researched due to its resinous properties as a Termite timber coating. [2] Other research and applications are as a latex enhancer and bitumen adhesive.

In its natural habitat, the Spinifex is used by local Indigenous people as a weapon and housing adhesive.

Originally described by botanist Robert Brown in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae , [3] Triodia pungens still bears its original binomial name.

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References

  1. "Triodia pungens". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Amiralian, Nasim; Annamalai, Pratheep K.; Fitzgerald, Chris; Memmott, Paul; Martin, Darren J. (2014-08-01). "Optimisation of resin extraction from an Australian arid grass 'Triodia pungens' and its preliminary evaluation as an anti-termite timber coating". Industrial Crops and Products. 59: 241–247. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.04.045. ISSN   0926-6690.
  3. Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen (in Latin). London, United Kingdom: Richard Taylor and Company. p. 182.