| Family |
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name |
Zizania latifolia (Grisebach) Turczaninow ex Stapf |
| Synonyms |
Hydropyrum latifolium Grisebach; Zizania aquatica L. var. latifolia (Grisebach)
Komarov; Zizania caduciflora (Turczaninow ex Trinius) Handel-Mazzetti;
Zizania dahurica Turczaninow ex Steudel; Zizania mezii Prodoehl |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) makomo [mat grass] |
| (English common name) Manchurian water-rice, Manchurian wild rice, water-bamboo |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, India |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=30, 34 |
| Description |
Plants 1-2m. Leaves 50-100cm length, 2-3cm width. Flowers inflorescences
40-60cm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Turcz. ex Stapf |
| Zizania latifolia (Grisebach) Turczaninow ex Stapf |
