Korean velvet grass

... Z . matrella (L.) Merr. (Manila grass) is widely distributed in southern Kyushu and its surrounding islands, from Okinawa to Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. It is commonly called Korean zoysia grass for use as lawns or golf course greens, and has many varieties. It forms a denser mat of lawn grass than zoysia grass, but is somewhat weak to cold. Z. tenuifolia Willd. (mascarene grass, Korean velvet grass) is distributed in southern Kyushu, Okinawa, and Southeast Asia. It is a small and delicate species among zoysia grasses, and is called velvet grass for use as lawns, but when it grows densely, the branches of its upright stems tend to bulge. ...

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…コウシュンシバZ.matrella (L.) Merr.(英名Manila grass)は九州南部とその周辺島嶼（とうしよ），沖縄から台湾，東南アジアなどに広く分布し，芝生あるいはゴルフ場のグリーン用として一般にコウライシバと呼ばれ，品種も多く，シバよりも密なマットの芝生をつくるが，寒さにはやや弱い。コウライシバZ.tenuifolia Willd.(英名mascarene grass,Korean velvet grass)は九州南部，沖縄，東南アジアに分布。シバ類のなかでは小型で繊細な種で，芝生用としてビロードシバと呼ばれるが，密生すると直立茎の分枝がもりあがる性質がある。…

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