Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Zoysia matrella
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
  • Key identification features : A small rigid grass with wiry creeping rootstock. Culms 3 - 25 cm high. Leaves up to 8 cm long, convolute, rigid, pungent; sheaths short; ligule a narrow ciliolate membrane. Raceme up to 5 cm long, erect. Spikelets erect; pedicels short, angular. Glume 2.5 - 3.5 mm long, smooth, shining, much compressed. Lemma hyaline; palea linear-oblong.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments : Often as green patches on sandy soil.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, China, RyuKyu Islands, Malaysia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.2. Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Zoysia matrella. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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