Status:
valid
Authors:
Dixon
Source:
tro
Year:
1939
Citation Micro:
Bothalia 3: 599 1939
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001154613
Common Names
- Blindia brachystegia
- Short-leaved Blindia
- Short-leaved Blindia Grass
Uses & Benefits
Blindia brachystegia is used as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used as a medicinal plant for its anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antispasmodic properties.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Blindia brachystegia has small, white flowers with five petals. The seed pods are long and thin and contain small, black seeds. The seedlings have small, oval leaves that are light green in color.
Where to Find Blindia brachystegia
Blindia brachystegia can be found in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Species in the Blindia genus
Blindia acuta,
Blindia brachystegia,
Blindia caespiticia,
Blindia campylopodioides,
Blindia capillifolia,
Blindia contecta,
Blindia immersa,
Blindia jamesonii,
Blindia japonica,
Blindia magellanica,
Blindia martinii,
Blindia roerichii,
Blindia torrentium,
Blindia maxwellii,
Blindia dalatensis,
Blindia seppeltii,
Blindia gradsteinii,
Blindia buckii,
Blindia rigida,
Blindia serrata,
Species in the Seligeriaceae family
Blindia acuta,
Blindia brachystegia,
Blindia caespiticia,
Blindia campylopodioides,
Blindia capillifolia,
Blindia contecta,
Blindia immersa,
Blindia jamesonii,
Blindia japonica,
Blindia magellanica,
Blindia martinii,
Blindia roerichii,
Blindia torrentium,
Blindia maxwellii,
Blindia dalatensis,
Blindia seppeltii,
Blindia gradsteinii,
Blindia buckii,
Blindia rigida,
Blindia serrata,
Hymenolomopsis tolucensis,
Notothamia ferruginea,
Seligeria careyana,
Seligeria acutifolia,
Seligeria brevifolia,
Seligeria calcarea,
Seligeria cardotii,
Seligeria carniolica,
Seligeria donniana,
Seligeria gymnostoma,
Seligeria oelandica,
Seligeria patula,
Seligeria paucifolia,
Seligeria pusilla,
Seligeria trifaria,
Seligeria tristichoides,
Seligeria irrigata,
Seligeria calycina,
Blindiadelphus campylopodus,
Blindiadelphus diminutus,
Blindiadelphus diversifolius,
Blindiadelphus polaris,
Blindiadelphus recurvatus,
Blindiadelphus sibiricus,
Blindiadelphus subimmersus,