Details for: PI 607829, Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr., 'Cavalier'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Cultivar:
'Cavalier'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
May 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Cultivar:
'Cavalier'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
May 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

Kyonggi, Korea, South
Locality: Collected from the grounds of Seoul National University campus, Suwon. Lat/lon accurate to Suwon.
Coordinates: 37.2667, 126.9833 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location

Donated
May 1999.
Oregon, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Cavalier'
Type: Cultivar name
Engelke, Milton C. Texas A&M University

DALZ8507
Type: Developer identifier
Engelke, Milton C. Texas A&M University

CZOY 1
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Multiple stress resistance including moderate cold hardiness, shade tolerance, salt tolerance and resistance to fall army worm, tropical sod web worm and tawny male cricket. Suitable for use in home lawns, golf course fairways, and park and recreational turfs in transition region and Southern U.S. Warm-season, sod-forming grass introduced from Asia. Used as lawngrass in southeastern U.S. Finer, denser sod, but less winter-hardy than Zoysia japonica Steud.
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Genus:
Zoysia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Zoysiinae
Nomen number:

42307
Place of publication:

Philipp. J. Sci., C 7:230. 1912
Verified:
02/10/2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. var. matrella (0 active accession[s])
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. var. pacifica Goudswaard (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agrostis matrella L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Zoysia pungens Willd.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishflawn  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishJapanese carpet grass  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishKorean grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:234.
EnglishManila grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsiglap grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:234.
Englishzoysia  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: re. common names
Englishzoysia grass  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Frenchchiendent gazon  2't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:234.
Japanese Rōmajiharishiba  2Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Japanese Rōmajikōshun-shiba  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Spanishhierba Manila  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Pedigree
Description:
Single genotype vegetatively propagated which appears to be hybrid between Z. matrella and Z. pacifica with strong matrella traits.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-212, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Jan 2002.
  • Engelke, M. C., J. A. Reinert, P. F. Colbaugh, R. H. White, B. A. Ruemmele, K. B. Marcum, & S. J. Anderson. 2002. CAVALIER ZOYSIAGRASS. Crop Sci. (Madison) 42(1):302.
U.S. Plant patent. 10778, Issued: 02 Feb 1999.