Triodia pungens | |
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Triodia pungens (green) and Triodia basedowii (blue-grey) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Triodia |
Species: | T. pungens
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Binomial name | |
Triodia pungens R.Br. 1810
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Triodia pungens, commonly known as soft spinifex, is a species of grass native to northwestern Australia.[1] The plant is currently being researched due to its resinous properties as a Termite timber coating.[2] Other research and applications are as a latex enhancer and bitumen adhesive.
In its natural habitat, the Spinifex is used by local Indigenous people as a weapon and housing adhesive.
Originally described by botanist Robert Brown in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae,[3] Triodia pungens still bears its original binomial name.
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