Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown var. major (Büse) Baaijens

Sporobolus indicus var. major

Family	Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Scientific name	Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown var. major (Büse) Baaijens
Synonyms	Agrostis fertilis Steudel; Sporobolus diandrus (Retzius) P. Beauvois var. major Büse; Sporobolus elongatus R. Brown var. purpureosuffusus Ohwi; Sporobolus fertilis (Steudel) Clayton; Sporobolus fertilis (Steudel) Clayton var. purpureosuffusus (Ohwi) P. C. Keng & X. S. Shen; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown subsp. purpureosuffusus (Ohwi) T. Koyama; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown var. fertilis (Steudel) Jovet & Guédès; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown var. pallidior T. Koyama; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Brown var. purpureosuffusus (Ohwi) T. Koyama
Common name	(Japanese common name) nedzumi-no-o [rat tail]
Common name	(English common name) giant Parramatta grass, smutgrass
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Distribution	(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka
Chromosomal number	2n=36, 48, 54
Description	Leaves 20-40cm length, 10-15mm width. Culms many 80-100cm. Flowers spikelets 4.5-5mm length, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference	Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. major (Büse) Baaijens
	Sporobolus indicus var. major (Buse) Baaijens
	Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton
	Stabilised phenylalanine ammonia lyase (US Patent 5753487/1998)
	Cultivation substrate and method of preparing the same (US Patent 5900038/1999)


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