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Table 3.1 Classification of the Miscanthus species in Japan
Section Species (scientific name) Japanese name

Eumiscanthus
Honda

M. sinensis Andersson Susuki

M. sinensis Andersson form. gracillimus (Hitch-
cock) Ohwi

Ito-susuki

M. sinensis Andersson form. zebrinus (Nicholson)
Nakai

Takanoha-susuki

M. sinensis Andersson form. variegatus Nakai

Shima-susuki

M. sinensis Andersson var. condensatus Hachijyo-susuki

M. floridulus (Labill.) Warburg Tokiwa-susuki

Triarrhena
(Maxim.) Honda

M. sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Bentham Ogi

M. sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Bentham var.
brevibarbis (Honda) Adati

Ogi-susuki

M. sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Bentham var. glaber
Adati

Kariyasua Ohwi M. tinctorius (Steudel) Hackel Kariyasu

M. oligostachyus Staff Kariyasumodoki

M. intermedius (Honda) Honda Oohigenagakari-

yasumodoki

Fig. 3.2 A traditional style
of Japanese architecture
with a thatched roof

the land area of Japan in the early 1900s [ 48 ] but in recent years only have
constituted 4 % of the country [ 49 ], are comprised of several graminoid and forb
species, including M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus. Between the two, M. sinensis
dominates most of these highly diverse grasslands. M. sinensis grasslands in many
locations have been managed for hundreds of years in Japan by annual harvesting
and/or burning [ 50 , 51 ]. In the Aso mountain region of southern Japan, seminatural
grasslands have been maintained by annual harvests and/or burning for more than
1,000 years. Grassland ecosystems can contribute to carbon (C) mitigation through