Poaceae Barnhart
Zoysia macrantha subsp. walshii Night. , legitimate, scientific
Nightingale, M.E. in Mallett, K. & Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (2002), Cynodonteae. Flora of Australia 43: 376 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "1 km upstream from drain 'L.' outlet, Robe, S.A., 37 11'S, 139 45'E, 22 Nov. 1985, P.Gibbons 477; holo: CANB; iso: AD."
misapplication: Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1962), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria 1: 154 misapplication: Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Gramineae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1958
  • Etymology: "The epithet honours Melbourne botanist Neville Walsh who helped to elucidate this taxon and distinguish it from Z. matrella L. (Merrill)."
Nightingale, M.E., Simon, B.K. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Zoysia. Flora of Australia 44B: 264-265, Fig. 55D-E [secondary reference]
misapplication: Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Gramineae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1958
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
misapplication: Zoysia pungens Willd. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 258 misapplication: Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 154 misapplication: Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Gramineae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1958
  • APC Dist.: SA, Vic, Tas