"Eyes on Indonesia"

Monday, May 11, 2009

grasses

Photo credit: Alex Sumadijaya

Grass(es), one of the largest flowering plants family in our planet.


At least 20% of landmass covered by various species of grass. On Indonesia, it comes with variable local language such as: rumput, suket (Sundanese), and Jukut (Javanese).


It comprises rice (our daily food), corn (of popcorn, vegetable, maizena flour), wheat, barley, oat, as well as bamboo, the giant & woody grass.


And now, from more than 17.000 island scatter on Indonesia, how many grasses species dwells our home country,

well, nobody knows...