Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatus




Family Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae
Scientific name Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. condensatus (Hackel) T. Koyama
Synonyms Miscanthus condensatus Hackel; Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. condensatus (Hackel) Makino; Xiphagrostis condensatus (Hackel) W. Wight
Common name (Japanese common name) hachijo-susuki (ハチジョウススキ, 八丈薄 [meaning: Hachijo Island well growing grass]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Pacific Ocean side, south of Central region), Ogasawara Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Leaves 50-100cm long, 10-30mm wide. Culms many 150-250cm tall. Flowers spikelets 5-7mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
Ecological Aspects of Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus, M. sacchariflorus, and Their 3x-, 4x-Hybrids : (1) Process of Vegetative Spread
Genetic structure of Miscanthus sinensis ssp. condensatus (Poaceae) on Miyake Island: implications for revegetation of volcanically devastated sites
Contrasting selection modes at the Adh1 locus in outcrossing Miscanthus sinensis vs. inbreeding Miscanthus condensatus (Poaceae)
Ryegrass CBF3 gene: identification and isolation (US Patent 7317098/2008)
Ryegrass CBF3 gene: identification and isolation (WIPO Patent WO/2006/007557)



September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden