EPPO Global Database

Blyxa japonica(BLYJA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BLYJA
  • Preferred name: Blyxa japonica
  • Authority: (Miquel) Ascherson & Gürke

Notes

Himalayas, Bangladesh, India, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea, New Guinea. A weed of rice fields. Introduced in Portugal and  Italy


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Blyxa caulescens Maximowicz
Blyxa ceratosperma Maximowicz
Blyxa laevissima Hayata

Common names
Name Language
Japanese bamboo plant English
naiade giapponese Italian
peste d'acqua giapponese Italian
yanagi-subuta Japanese
ヤナギスブタ Japanese
shuǐ shāi Chinese
水筛 Chinese
올챙이솔 Korean
ol chaeng i sol Korean