Paspalum maritimum Trin. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Paspalum maritimum Trin.

Summary

Genus:

Paspalum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Paspalinae

Nomen number:

26882

Place of publication:

Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3,1(2-3):148. 1834

Verified:

06/02/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Paspalum densiflorum auct.

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Reference(s)

Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas. 1992
Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies. 1936
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-

Common names

Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-gengibre –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: Cuba
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26882. Accessed 16 December 2025.