, ▁short ▁to ▁intermediate ▁height ▁( us ually ▁< 2 ▁m ) ▁grass ; ▁pan icles ▁usually ▁compact , ▁rarely ▁open ; ▁sp ike lets ▁large , ▁ 6 - 1 0 . 4   mm ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 . 9 - 3 . 4   mm ▁wide , ▁with ▁strong ▁a wn ▁( 4 – 1 0   cm ▁long ); ▁an thers ▁ 1 . 5 – 3   mm ▁long . ▁ ▁Its ▁distribution ▁includes ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Camb odia , ▁China , ▁India , ▁La os , ▁Malays ia , ▁My an mar , ▁Nep al , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Th ailand , ▁and ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁gen ome ▁of ▁O . ▁n iv ara ▁was ▁sequ enced . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁n iv ara ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁tropical ▁Asia <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Arm strong ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁– ▁ 1 7 8 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁phys ician ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁early ▁pa ed iat ric ian . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Arm strong ▁was ▁ ▁born ▁as ▁the ▁e ighth ▁child ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Cast leton ▁Church , ▁in ▁the ▁L idd el ▁Valley , ▁Ro x burgh . ▁His ▁brother ▁was ▁John ▁Arm strong , ▁the ▁poet . ▁After ▁pract ising ▁ph arm acy ▁at ▁H amp st ead , ▁he ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ,