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Miscanthus floridulus
Also called Japanese Silver Grass, Giant Chinese Silver Grass, Miscanthus
Miscanthus floridulus, the Pacific Island silvergrass, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae.
Miscanthus floridulus is native to parts of eastern and southeastern Asia and the Pacific islands.
In the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea, this grass is locally known as pit pit grass, and grows naturally. The local communities use the stem of this grass for several purposes. The matured stem is used to make fences around gardens. It is also used to construct the outer wall of traditional houses. The third important use is that remote households burn dried stems to light their houses. Also, children who walk to school carry torches from the burning stem of this grass until they reach their destination. A torch is about 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) long and it takes quite a while to burn it down. The walking distance is long where the children start their journey as early as 5 am.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Miscanthus floridulus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
