Paspalum repens P. J. Bergius GRIN-Global

Taxon: Paspalum repens P. J. Bergius

Summary

Genus:

Paspalum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Paspalinae

Nomen number:

70495

Place of publication:

Acta Helv. Phys.-Math. 7:129, t. 7. 1772

Verified:

03/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Paspalum repens P. J. Bergius var. fluitans (Elliott) Wipff & S. D. Jones (0 active accession[s])
Paspalum repens P. J. Bergius var. repens (0 active accession[s])

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

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Reference(s)

Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
Kahn, F. et al. Las plantas vasculares en las aguas continentales del Peru. IFEA, Lima, Peru. 1993
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). Flora de Cuba. 1946-1962; suppl. 1969
León, B. 1999. pers. comm.
Morrone, O. et al. 1996. A revision of the species of the genus Paspalum L. (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae), group Dissecta (s. str.). Candollea 51:127-131, 133-134.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:353.
Wipff, J. K. & S. D. Jones. 1994. Nomenclatural combinations in Poaceae and Cyperaceae. Phytologia 77:461-462.
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
water paspalum –
Portuguese
capim-aquatico –
capim-d'agua –
capim-membeca –
Spanish
gramalote –
gramalote de tahuampa –
paja de agua –
trenza acuática –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
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	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amapa
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhao
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Para
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Parana
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Norte
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondonia
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Roraima
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Sao Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica	Alajuela
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica	Guanacaste
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica	Limon
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica	Puntarenas
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador	La Paz
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador	Santa Ana
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala	Jutiapa
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras	Comayagua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama	Colon
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama	Panama
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	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Apure
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Barinas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Delta Amacuro
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcon
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Portuguesa
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Yaracuy
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	Formosa
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Fe
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Boqueron
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Central
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Concepcion
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Cordillera
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Paraguari
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Presidente Hayes
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	La Paz
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Antioquia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Bolivar
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caqueta
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Casanare
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Choco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cordoba
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Magdalena
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Santander
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Vaupes
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Rios
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbios
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Tumbes

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tabasco]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Sao Paulo]
CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica [Alajuela, Guanacaste, Limon, Puntarenas], Guatemala [Jutiapa], Honduras [Comayagua], Nicaragua, Panama [Colon, Panama], El Salvador [La Paz, Santa Ana]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Portuguesa, Yaracuy]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Formosa, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Boqueron, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes], Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolivar, Caqueta, Casanare, Choco, Cordoba, Magdalena, Santander, Vaupes], Ecuador [Guayas, Los Rios, Napo, Sucumbios], Peru [Loreto, Madre de Dios, Tumbes]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Kahn, F. et al. Las plantas vasculares en las aguas continentales del Peru. IFEA, Lima, Peru. 1993

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=70495. Accessed 16 December 2025.