Synonym: Thysanolaena maxima.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.
English: Broom grass; Tiger grass; Nepalese Broom Grass.
Nepali: amliso.
Use: cleaning tool or broom.