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Taxon:  Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Zoysia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Zoysiinae
Nomen number:
42307
Place of publication:
Philipp. J. Sci., C 7:230. 1912
Verified:
02/10/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. var. pacifica Goudswaard (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agrostis matrella L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Zoysia pungens Willd.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
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  7. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  8. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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  10. Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987
  11. Laegaard, S. & P. Pozo García. 2004. Invasive grasses in the Galapagos Islands. Lyonia 6:171-175.
  12. Lazarides, M. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
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  18. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:234.
  19. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  20. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
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  23. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
flawn –
Japanese carpet grass –
Korean grass –
Manila grass –
siglap grass –
zoysia –
zoysia grass –
French
chiendent gazon –
Japanese Rōmaji
harishiba –
kōshun-shiba –
Spanish
hierba Manila –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificNorthern Mariana Islands  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSolomon Islands  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Hainan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Northern Mariana Islands
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Solomon Islands
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:234.
Environmentalerosion control 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:234.
Environmentallawn/turf Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42307. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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