Mouretia tonkinensis explained

Mouretia tonkinensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Vietnam.

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".^[1]

References

Sources

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre . Mouretia tonkinensis . 1998 . e.T32829A9733454 . 1998 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32829A9733454.en .

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: itchgrass, Rottboellia cochinchinensis N/A Cyperales: Poaceae. Invasive.org. 7 November 2017.