Panicum turgidum
Panicum turgidum

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum turgidum

Name

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Panicum turgidum Forssk., 1775

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Panicum frutescens Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 186 (1921)
    • Panicum minutiflorum Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 34 (1853), nom. illeg.
    • Panicum neglectum Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 451 (1817)
    • Panicum notarisii Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 301 (1867)
    • Panicum nubicum Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 36 (1853)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, Western Sahara
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Burkina, Chad, Congo, Mali, Niger
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India, Pakistan
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Socotra

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex Officina Mölleri: Hauniae [=Copenhagen]. 1–20 + i–xxxiv + 1–164 + 1 map. BHL Reference page. : 18.

Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Vernacular names

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مصرى: ثمام منتفخ
azərbaycanca: ثمام منتفخ
English: desert grass
فارسی: ثارزن شن‌دوست
magyar: Duzzadt köles
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