| Mouretia tonkinensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mouretia |
| Species: | M. tonkinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mouretia tonkinensis Pitard |
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Mouretia tonkinensis is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. 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]