Mouretia tonkinensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Vietnam.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mouretia |
| Species: | M. tonkinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mouretia tonkinensis Pitard
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Green in color and slippery to the touch, it was nicknamed les feuilles verts by French settlers to Indo-China. American soldiers serving in the Vietnam War knew it by the less flattering title of "itchygrass".[2]
References edit
- Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mouretia tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32829A9733454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32829A9733454.en.
- Notes
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mouretia tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32829A9733454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32829A9733454.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "itchgrass, Rottboellia cochinchinensis N/A Cyperales: Poaceae". Invasive.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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