Paspalum candidum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Paspalinae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: Paspalum candidum

Name

Paspalum candidum (Bonpl. ex Flugge) Kunth, 1815

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Reimaria candida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Flüggé, Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 214 (1810)
• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum confertum Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 270 (1841), pro syn.
  • Paspalum depauperatum J.Presl, C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 215 (1830)
  • Paspalum lineispatha Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 27 (1917)
  • Paspalum mononeurum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 24 (1853)
  • Paspalum scabrum Scribn., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 36 (1897)
  • Paspalum sincoranum Mez, Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 9 (1921)
  • Paspalum uniseriatum Steud., W.Lechler, Berberid. Amer. Austral.: 55 (1857), nom. nud.
  • Paspalum vinosum Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 28 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1815. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 2:68. 1815 (F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:73[folio]; 1:87[quarto], t. 25. 1816)

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paspalum candidum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum candidum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paspalum candidum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum candidum. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum candidum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.