Zoysia matrella

Zoysia matrella

Zoysia matrella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Zoysiinae
Genus: Zoysia
Species: Zoysia matrella
Varietates: Z. m. var. matrella – Z. m. var. pacifica

Name

Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 230. (1912)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis matrella L., Mant. Pl. 2: 185 (1771)
• Homotypic
  • Matrella juncea Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 73 (1805).
  • Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 781 (1891).
  • Osterdamia zoysia Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 113 (1922), nom. superfl.
  • Zoysia matrella var. typica Sasaki, List Pl. Formosa: 80 (1928), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea, Taiwan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland Introduced into: Alabama, Bahamas, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cayman Is., Christmas I., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maldives, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1912. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C, Botany 7: 230.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Zoysia matrella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Zoysia matrella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zoysia matrella. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 11 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zoysia matrella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Manila Grass
한국어: 금잔디
中文: 沟叶结缕草

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