Chasmopodium caudatum

Chasmopodium caudatum^[2] is a species of swamp grass native to central and western Africa.^[1] 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 leaves.^[3]

Chasmopodium caudatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Chasmopodium
Species:	C. caudatum
Binomial name
Chasmopodium caudatum (Hack.) Stapf [1]
Synonyms[1]
Rottboellia caudata Hack. Rottboellia cylindrica Vanderyst Rottboellia kerstingii Pilg.