| Family |
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name |
Paspalum distichum L. |
| Synonyms |
Anastrophus paspalodes (Michaux) Nash; Digitaria disticha (L.) Fiori & Paoletti; Digitaria paspalodes Michaux; Dimorphostachys oaxacensis (Steudel) E. Fournier ex Hemsley; Milium distichum Muhlenberg; Milium paspalodes (Michaux) Elliott; Panicum paspaliforme J. Presl; Panicum polyrrhizum J. Presl; Paspalum chepica Steudel; Paspalum digitaria Poiret; Paspalum distichum L. var. indutum Shinners; Paspalum distichum L. var. microstachyum Domin; Paspalum distichum L. var. longirepens Domin; Paspalum distichum L. var. digitaria Hackel; Paspalum distichum L. var. paspalodes (Michaux) Thellung; Paspalum elliottii S. Watson; Paspalum fernandezianum Colla; Paspalum michauxianum Kunth; Paspalum oaxacense Steudel; Paspalum paspalodes (Michaux) Lamson-Scribner; Paspalum paucispicatum Vasey; Paspalum schaffneri Grisebach ex E. Fournier; Paspalum vaginatum Swartz forma planifolium Döll; Paspalum vaginatum Swartz var. pubescens Döll |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kishu suzume no hie [Kishu tiny barnyard grass (Kishu
= an old name of Wakayama Prefecture)] |
| (English common name) knotgrass, eternity grass, ginger grass, joint grass,
seaside millet, Thompson grass, water couch |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] tropic |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=60 |
| Description |
Plants 20-40cm. Leaves 5-10cm length, 3-8mm width. Flowers spikelets 3mm. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Paspalum distichum L. |
| Paspalum distichum Linnaeus |
| Paspalum distichum L. |
| Note |
Naturalized plants (first discovered at Wakayama Prefecture in 1924). |
