Zoysia japonica

Zoysia japonica

Zoysia japonica

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 japonica

Name

Zoysia japonica Steud., 1854

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Zoysia pungens var. japonica (Steud.) Hack., Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 642 (1899).
  • Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) Hitchc., Bull. U.S.D.A. 772: 166 (1920).
  • Zoysia matrella var. japonica (Steud.) Sasaki, List Pl. Formosa: 80 (1928).
  • Zoysia matrella subsp. japonica (Steud.) Masam. & Yanagita, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 31: 327 (1941).
• Heterotypic
  • Zoysia koreana Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 146 (1921).
  • Zoysia japonica var. pallida Honda, Koryo-shikenrin-no-ippan: 22 (1932).
  • Zoysia japonica f. macrostachya H.D.Dong & L.J.Gong, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 17: 364 (1997).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China North-Central, China Southeast, Manchuria Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Primorye, Taiwan Introduced into: Alabama, California, Fiji, Florida, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Myanmar, Ontario, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1853–1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars I. Gramineae. 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 1:414.

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 japonica 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. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Zoysia japonica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Zoysia japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zoysia japonica. Published online. Accessed: September 14 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zoysia japonica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Korean and Japanese Lawn-grass
日本語: 日本語:
한국어: 잔디
中文: 結縷草, 结缕草

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