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Internal ID UUID64403336e5870046549463
Scientific name Zoysia matrella
Authority (L.) Merr.
First published in Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 230 (1912)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Agrostis matrella L. Mant. Pl. 2: 185 (1771)
Matrella juncea Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 73 (1805)
Milium maritimum J.Koenig ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 146 (1841)
Milium matrella (L.) Poir. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 146 (1841)
Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 781 (1891)
Osterdamia tenuifolia Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 781. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Osterdamia zoysia Honda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 113 (1922)
Panicum bradypus Bory ex T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 734 (1894)
Panicum crinum-ursi Bory ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 255 (1841)
Rottboellia uniflora A.Cunn. Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 371 (1837)
Zoysia matrella subsp. tenuifolia (Willd. ex Trin.) T.Koyama Grasses Japan 534. 1987
Zoysia setacea Nees ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 801 (1840)
Osterdamia pungens (Willd.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 12: 186. 1893 (1893)
Zoysia matrella var. typica Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 80 (1928)

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Language Common/alternative name
English manila grass
English manila temple-grass
Arabic زويسيا مانيلا
Japanese コウシュンシバ
Chinese 溝葉結縷草
Chinese 馬尼拉芝
Chinese 沟叶结缕草
Chinese 马尼拉草

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Name Authority First published in
Zoysia matrella var. matrella
Zoysia matrella var. pacifica Goudsw. Blumea 26: 172 (1980)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Kazan-retto
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Ogasawara-Shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Maldives
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • South China Sea
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Christmas Island
      • Cocos (keeling) Islands
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Louisiana
      • North Carolina
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
      • Marshall Islands
    • South-central Pacific
      • Marquesas
      • Society Islands
      • Tuamotu
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Samoa
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Bermuda
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Galápagos

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000908055
Florida Plant Atlas 1501
Flora of Alabama 5100
USDA Plants ZOMA2
Tropicos 25518414
INPN 447891
Flora of Italy 7843
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1214917-2
The Plant List kew-450653
Open Tree Of Life 205630
NCBI Taxonomy 38722
Nature Serve 2.140652
IPNI 1214917-2
iNaturalist 170452
GBIF 2704740
Freebase /m/026krsm
EPPO ZOYMA
EOL 1115263
Calflora (Californian flora) 9429
USDA GRIN 42307
Wikipedia Zoysia_matrella

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_001602295.1 ASM160229v1 Scaffold Lab. of Plant Genomics and Genetics, Department of Plant Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute 2016-03-15 30 537.34 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Incidence of grass and weed sensitization in Bangkok, Thailand: a clinical study Aud-in S, Juprasong Y, Pinkaew B, Talek K, Tantilipikorn P, Songnuan W Front Public Health 28-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11007029
doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1301095
PMID:38605873
Pest categorisation of Pyrrhoderma noxium Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Golic D, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL EFSA J 19-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10949325
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8667
PMID:38505477
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
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
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
Which Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Environment? Leotta L, Toscano S, Romano D Plants (Basel) 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708222
doi:10.3390/plants12233985
PMID:38068621
Editorial: Adaptation mechanisms of grass and forage plants to stressful environments, volume II Zhang J, Chen Y, Chai MF, Shabala S, Wang KH, Zhang JL Front Plant Sci 23-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10702539
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1323841
PMID:38078094
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new graminicolous species, Curvularia aurantia sp. nov. and C. vidyodayana sp. nov. with new records of Curvularia spp. from Sri Lanka Ferdinandez HS, Manamgoda DS, Udayanga D, Munasinghe MS, Castlebury LA Fungal Syst Evol 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10918625
doi:10.3114/fuse.2023.12.11
PMID:38455951
Foliar Application of Chelated Sugar Alcohol Calcium Improves Photosynthesis and Tuber Quality under Drought Stress in Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) Wang Y, Qin T, Pu Z, Dekomah SD, Yao P, Sun C, Liu Y, Bi Z, Bai J Int J Mol Sci 30-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10418820
doi:10.3390/ijms241512216
PMID:37569590
The diversity and quality of forages and their potency as herbal anthelmintic for swamp buffalo in Brebes District, Central Java Satrija F, Nurhidayah N, Astuti DA, Retnani EB, Murtini S Vet World 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10446728
doi:10.14202/vetworld.2023.1496-1504
PMID:37621552
In search of lost ergots: phylogenetic re-evaluation of Claviceps species in Japan and their biogeographic patterns revealed Tanaka E, Tanada K, Hosoe T, Shrestha B, Kolařík M, Liu M Stud Mycol 17-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10825747
doi:10.3114/sim.2023.106.01
PMID:38298573
Eco-Efficient Systems Based on Nanocarriers for the Controlled Release of Fertilizers and Pesticides: Toward Smart Agriculture Fincheira P, Hoffmann N, Tortella G, Ruiz A, Cornejo P, Diez MC, Seabra AB, Benavides-Mendoza A, Rubilar O Nanomaterials (Basel) 29-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10343595
doi:10.3390/nano13131978
PMID:37446494
Halophytes as new model plant species for salt tolerance strategies Mann A, Lata C, Kumar N, Kumar A, Kumar A, Sheoran P Front Plant Sci 11-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10211249
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1137211
PMID:37251767
Turfgrass Salinity Stress and Tolerance—A Review Liu H, Todd JL, Luo H Plants (Basel) 17-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9961807
doi:10.3390/plants12040925
PMID:36840273
Editorial: Adaptation mechanisms of grass and forage plants to stressful environments Zhang J, Chai MF, Shabala S, Wang KH, Zhang JL Front Plant Sci 07-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9942521
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1132198
PMID:36824208

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