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Internal ID UUID644033368111a856142856
Scientific name Zoysia japonica
Authority Steud.
First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 414 (1854)

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

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Language Common/alternative name
English japanese lawn grass
English japanese zoysiagrass
English korean lawngrass
English japanese lawngrass
Spanish césped japonés
Japanese シバ
Japanese ノシバ
Korean 잔디
Chinese 結縷草
Chinese 结缕草
Chinese 延地青
Chinese 锥子草

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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China Southeast
      • Manchuria
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Ogasawara-Shoto
      • Taiwan
    • Russian Far East
      • Primorye
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Ontario
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Indiana
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maryland
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Puerto Rico
    • Central America
      • Honduras

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000908046
Florida Plant Atlas 234
Flora of Alabama 5376
Canadensys 8031
USDA Plants ZOJA
Tropicos 25535556
Flora of Italy 11778
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271349-2
The Plant List kew-450644
PFAF Zoysia japonica
Open Tree Of Life 586007
Observations.org 129702
NCBI Taxonomy 309978
Nature Serve 2.157414
IPNI 271349-2
iNaturalist 170451
GBIF 2704737
EPPO ZOYJA
EOL 1115262
Calflora (Californian flora) 10467
USDA GRIN 42306
Wikipedia Zoysia_japonica

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_040438285.1 BJFU_zoysia2.1 Chromosome Beijing Forestry University 2024-07-02 499 311.28 Mb

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Phylogenomic profiles of whole-genome duplications in Poaceae and landscape of differential duplicate retention and losses among major Poaceae lineages Zhang T, Huang W, Zhang L, Li DZ, Qi J, Ma H Nat Commun 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11024178
doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47428-9
PMID:38632270
Decrypting Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Counteracting Copper and Nickel Toxicity in Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) Based on Transcriptomic Analysis Moy A, Nkongolo K Plants (Basel) 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11013723
doi:10.3390/plants13071042
PMID:38611570
A Revision of the Phylogeny of Helicotylenchus Steiner, 1945 (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) as Inferred from Ribosomal and Mitochondrial DNA Mwamula AO, Kwon OG, Kwon C, Kim YS, Kim YH, Lee DW Plant Pathol J 01-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11016563
doi:10.5423/PPJ.OA.01.2024.0013
PMID:38606447
Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the PUB Gene Family in Zoysia japonica under Salt Stress Sun D, Xu J, Wang H, Guo H, Chen Y, Zhang L, Li J, Hao D, Yao X, Li X Plants (Basel) 10-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10974829
doi:10.3390/plants13060788
PMID:38592813
Populus euphratica GRP2 Interacts with Target mRNAs to Negatively Regulate Salt Tolerance by Interfering with Photosynthesis, Na+, and ROS Homeostasis Li J, Zhao R, Liu J, Yao J, Ma S, Yin K, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Yan C, Zhao N, Zhou X, Chen S Int J Mol Sci 07-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10888501
doi:10.3390/ijms25042046
PMID:38396725
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of NYC1 gene enhances chlorophyll retention and reduces tillering in Zoysia matrella (L.) Merrill Ng HM, Gondo T, Tanaka H, Akashi R Plant Cell Rep 02-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10837251
doi:10.1007/s00299-023-03130-6
PMID:38305919
The Effect of Ethephon on Ethylene and Chlorophyll in Zoysia japonica Leaves Zhang J, Li L, Zhang Z, Han L, Xu L Int J Mol Sci 29-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10855035
doi:10.3390/ijms25031663
PMID:38338942
Understanding AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Responses and Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses in Plants: A Comprehensive Review Ma Z, Hu L, Jiang W Int J Mol Sci 11-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10815832
doi:10.3390/ijms25020893
PMID:38255967
Fine-Root Distribution and Soil Physicochemical Property Variations in Four Contrasting Urban Land-Use Types in South Korea Tran LT, An JY, Carayugan MB, Hernandez JO, Rahman SA, Youn WB, Carvalho JI, Jo MS, Han SH, Nguyen HH, Park BB Plants (Basel) 07-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10821101
doi:10.3390/plants13020164
PMID:38256718
Salt tolerance and regulation of Na+, K+, and proline contents in different wild turfgrasses under salt stress Tada Y, Kochiya R, Toyoizumi M, Takano Y Plant Biotechnol (Tokyo) 25-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10904837
doi:10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.0721a
PMID:38434114
First Report on Mesophyll Protoplast Isolation and Regeneration System for the Duboisia Species Xue Y, Hiti-Bandaralage JC, Hu Z, Zhao Z, Mitter N Plants (Basel) 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780843
doi:10.3390/plants13010040
PMID:38202348
Overexpression of PavbHLH28 from Prunus avium enhances tolerance to cold stress in transgenic Arabidopsis Cao X, Wen Z, Shen T, Cai X, Hou Q, Shang C, Qiao G BMC Plant Biol 18-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10726552
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04666-1
PMID:38110865
Genome-wide identification of grape ANS gene family and expression analysis at different fruit coloration stages Feng Y, Tian X, Liang W, Nan X, Zhang A, Li W, Ma Z BMC Plant Biol 09-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10709965
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04648-3
PMID:38066449
Biochemical and Structural Diversification of C4 Photosynthesis in Tribe Zoysieae (Poaceae) Koteyeva NK, Voznesenskaya EV, Pathare VS, Borisenko TA, Zhurbenko PM, Morozov GA, Edwards GE Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10798372
doi:10.3390/plants12234049
PMID:38068683
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Stress Tolerance Mechanisms of Cadmium in Zoysia japonica Xu Y, Li Y, Li Y, Zhai C, Zhang K Plants (Basel) 12-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10674853
doi:10.3390/plants12223833
PMID:38005730

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