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 |