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Hymenachne amplexicaulis  
It is called Wick Grass or Rumput kumpai in malay. Its inflorescence appears to be a narrow terminal spike, but on close inspection, it can be seen that it is actually a panicle with many long branches that are not spreading but remain appressed to the rachis. The natural distribution of Wick Grass seemed to be very poor in Singapore, and it is therefore rarely encountered in the remaining wetlands here.
  ©Joseph Lai 2003