Zoysia matrella

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Common Name:Manila Temple Grass; Manila Grass; Zoysia
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ZOMA2
Plant Notes:Zoysia is an introduced herbaceous perennial in the grass family. It is native to temperate areas of coastal Asia from southern Japan south to northern Australia. It Alabama it has been found in the southern half of the state. Zoysia is frequently planted as a lawn grass and has escaped to roadsides, vacant lots, and cemeteries. It is a rhizomatous, mat-forming species growing 1-5 inches in height. Some culm internodes on each plant are longer than ½ inch. The leaf sheath is glabrous. Blades are up to 2 ¾ inches in length, linear in outline, entire, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, and weakly to strongly involute or convolute. Flowers are produced in spikes. The spikes exceed the leaves. The spikes are purple-red in color and have 10-40 spikelets. The fruit is a grain that lacks an awn or has one to 1 mm in length. Several cultivars and hybrids of Zoysia have been developed that can make identification difficult. Zoysia forms dense mats that exclude other plant species. It is also allelopathic, producing chemical that inhibit the germination or growth of other plants.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Zoysia
Species Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. - Manila Temple Grass; Manila Grass; Zoysia

Citation

Citation Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci. C, 7: 230. 1912.
Basionym: Agrostis matrella L. 1771.
Type: INDIA: Without data, Koenig 56 (lectotype: LINN 84.11). Lectotypified by Goudswaard, Blumea 26: 169-175. 1980.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Agrostis matrella Agrostis matrella Linnaeus, Mant. Pl. 185. 1771. INDIA: Without data, Koenig 56 (lectotype: LINN 84.11). Lectotypified by Goudswaard, Blumea 26: 169-175. 1980.
Matrella juncea Matrella juncea Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 73. 1805.Agrostis matrella Linnaeus 1771. 
Osterdamia matrella Osterdamia matrella (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 781. 1891.Agrostis matrella Linnaeus 1771. 
Osterdamia tenuifolia Osterdamia tenuifolia (Thiele) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 781. 1891.Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele 1834. 
Osterdamia zoysia Osterdamia zoysia Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 113. 1922, nom. illegit.Zoysia pungens Willdenow 1801. 
Osterdamia zoysia var. tenuifolia Osterdamia zoysia Honda, var. tenuifolia (Thiele) Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 113. 1922.Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele 1834. 
Osterdamia zoysia var. typica Osterdamia zoysia Honda, var. typica Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 113. 1922, nom. inadmiss.Osterdamia zoysia Honda 1922, nom. illegit.; Zoysia pungens Willdenow 1801. 
Zoysia matrella subsp. tenuifolia Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill, subsp. tenuifolia (Thiele) Koyama, Grasses Japan Neighb. Reg. 534. 1987.Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele 1834. 
Zoysia matrella var. tenuifolia Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill, var. tenuifolia (Thiele) Sasaki, List Pl. Formosa 80. 1928. (Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele 1834. 
Zoysia matrella var. typica Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill, var. typica Sasaki, List Pl. Formosa 80. 1928, nom. inadmiss.; Forbes, Univ. Maryland Publ. 8(2): 24. 1955, nom. inadmiss.Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill 1912; Agrostis matrella Linnaeus 1771. 
Zoysia pungens Zoysia pungens Willdenow, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 441. 1801. INDIA: Without data, Klein s.n. (holotype: B-W; isotype; US(fragm)).
Zoysia pungens var. tenuifolia Zoysia pungens Willdenow, var. tenuifolia (Thiele) T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 734. 1894.Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele 1834. 
Zoysia tenuifolia Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele, Linnaea 9: 309. 1834. MASCARENE ISLANDS: Without data, Sieber Maur. Exsicc. II. 40 (lectotype: B(destroyed); isolectotypes: BM, L, MO). Lectotypified by Goudswaard, Blumea 26: 171. 1980.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Lee, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000012935 Covington 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14309		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
AUA000019947 Conecuh 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14301		 AUA
Zoysia Matrella (L.) Merr.
UNA00062165 Covington 28 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14312		 UNA
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
TROY000012934 Conecuh 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14301		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UNA00062249 Covington 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14309		 UNA
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
TROY000045315 Geneva 06 Apr 2017 Byrd, Cameron
906		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UNA00062248 Conecuh 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14301		 UNA
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
AUA000019950 Lee 4 May 1969 Seay, J.R.
107		 AUA
Zoysia Matrella (L.) Merr.
UWAL0035563 Mobile 17 Jul 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3379		 UWAL
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UWAL0015664 Butler 23 Feb 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22805		 UWAL
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
TROY000043727 Henry 17 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27323		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
TROY000047824 Autauga 20 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1563		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
SAMF0003137 Conecuh 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14301		 SAMF
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UWAL0033198 Dale 21 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27192		 UWAL
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UWAL0047207 Autauga 20 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1563		 UWAL
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
TROY000049157 Dale 21 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27192		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
AUA000019949 Covington 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14309		 AUA
Zoysia Matrella (L.) Merr.
AUA000019948 Covington 28 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14312		 AUA
Zoysia Matrella (L.) Merr.
TROY000041715 Butler 23 Feb 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22805		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
UWAL0009178 Covington 27 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14309		 UWAL
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
TROY000012936 Covington 28 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14312		 TROY
Zoysia matrella (Linnaeus) Merrill
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