Spodiopogon cotulifer

Spodiopogon cotulifer is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia.

Spodiopogon cotulifer
Spodiopogon cotulifer in Tanabe city, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Spodiopogon
Species:	S. cotulifer
Binomial name
Spodiopogon cotulifer (Thunb.) Hack.

It is the most likely wild progenitor of Spodiopogon formosanus, a cultivated millet that is endemic to Taiwan.^[1]