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.
| Triodia pungens | |
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| Triodia pungens (green) and Triodia basedowii (blue-grey) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.
References
edit- ^ "Triodia pungens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Amiralian, Nasim; Annamalai, Pratheep K.; Fitzgerald, Chris; Memmott, Paul; Martin, Darren J. (2014-08-01). "Optimisation of resin extraction from an Australian arid grass 'Triodia pungens' and its preliminary evaluation as an anti-termite timber coating". Industrial Crops and Products. 59: 241–247. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.04.045. ISSN 0926-6690.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen (in Latin). London, United Kingdom: Richard Taylor and Company. p. 182.
