- English Common Name
- Tape-grass
- Scientific name
- Halophila major
- Taxonomy
- Order: Alismatales, Family: Hydrocharitaceae
- Size
- Height 2 cm to 4 cm
- Species Distribution
- Southern area of the Kii Peninsula, Southern Tokushima prefecture, widely distributed from southern west area of Kagoshima prefecture to Nansei Group This is the biggest species in genus Holophila found in Japan. The characteristic color of its stem is red-purple.
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- Updated September 2017
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