Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
Scientific name | Chloris barbata Swartz |
Synonyms | Andropogon barbatus sensu L. 1771; Andropogon polydactylos L.; Chloris barbata Swartz var. divaricata Kuntze; Chloris barbata Swartz var. normalis Kuntze; Chloris dandyana C. D. Adams; Chloris inflata Link; Chloris paraguaiensis Steudel; Chloris rufescens Steudel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) murasaki-hige-shiba [purple hairy lawn], shima-hige-shiba [Okinawa hairy lawn] |
(English common name) swollen windmill grass | |
Distribution | (Japan) Ogasawara Island, Okinawa |
(Other nations) [native] Central America | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 2-6mm wide. Flowers purple, flowering in all seasons. Annual plants. |
Reference | Chloris barbata Sw. |
Chloris barbata Swartz | |
Chloris barbata Sw. | |
Plant protection compositions and use thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2005/074685) | |
Note | Naturalized plants |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |