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Taxon:  Paspalum paniculatum L.



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:
26893
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:855. 1759
Verified:
08/12/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Paspalum paniculatum L. subsp. umbrosum (Trin.) Roseng. et al. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Paspalum umbrosum Trin.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  3. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
  4. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. 1982
  5. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  7. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  9. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  11. Koning, R. de & M. S. M. Sosef. 1985. The Malesian species of Paspalum L. (Gramineae). Blumea 30:301-302.
  12. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  13. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). Flora de Cuba. 1946-1962; suppl. 1969
  14. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Renvoize, S. A. The grasses of Bahia. 1984
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  18. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  19. Zon, A. P. M. van der. Graminées du Cameroun. 1992
  20. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47. 1994
Common names
English
galmarra grass –
Russell River grass –
Spanish
arrocillo –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Liberia
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Anguilla, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
Economic Uses
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=26893. Accessed 15 March 2025.

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