Scientific name: Uraria crinita
Common name: Asian foxtail
Chinese name: 猫尾草 ( Māo wěi cǎo - cat's tail grass), 狗尾草 (gǒu wěicǎo - dog's tail grass),
兔尾草 (tù wěi cǎo - rabbit's tail grass), 通天草 (tōng tiān cǎo - open air grass)
Malay name: ekor kuching (cat's tail)
Java name: buntut anjing (dog's bottom)
Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Origin: South China and Southeast Asia
Category: Semi-woody plant
Photo Taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama
Common name: Asian foxtail
Chinese name: 猫尾草 ( Māo wěi cǎo - cat's tail grass), 狗尾草 (gǒu wěicǎo - dog's tail grass),
兔尾草 (tù wěi cǎo - rabbit's tail grass), 通天草 (tōng tiān cǎo - open air grass)
Malay name: ekor kuching (cat's tail)
Java name: buntut anjing (dog's bottom)
Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Origin: South China and Southeast Asia
Category: Semi-woody plant
Photo Taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama
The genus name Uraria is derived from the
Green word “oupa or oura” for tail and it refers to the long tail-like inflorescences.
The species name crinita is derived from the Latin word “crinitus” meaning hairy.
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