Paspalum minus E. Fourn. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Paspalum minus E. Fourn.

Summary

Genus:

Paspalum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Paspalinae

Nomen number:

70491

Place of publication:

Mexic. pl. 2:6. 1886

Verified:

02/07/2005 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

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Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:385.
Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:489.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2004. Systematics of Paspalum group Notata (Poaceae-Panicoideae-Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 71:42-46.

Common names

English
matted paspalum –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhao
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Para
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Parana
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Sao Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcon
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Entre Rios
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Central
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Beni
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Imbabura
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Maranhao, Para, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Falcon]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios], Chile, Paraguay [Central], Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Beni, Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador [Imbabura], Peru [Loreto]

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=70491. Accessed 17 December 2025.