Chasmopodium afzelii

Chasmopodium afzelii is a species of swamp grass native to Sierra Leone and Togo.^[2] It grows with 2–4 m (6 ft 7 in – 13 ft 1 in) tall stalks, and with 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) long smooth leaves.^[3]

Chasmopodium afzelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Chasmopodium
Species:	C. afzelii
Binomial name
Chasmopodium afzelii (Hack.) Stapf [1]
Synonyms[2]
Manisuris afzelii (Hack.) Kuntze Rottboellia afzelii Hack.