Paspalum convexum

Paspalum convexum

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 convexum

Name

Paspalum convexum Bonpl. ex Flugge, 1810

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum ancylocarpum Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 27 (1853)
  • Paspalum comosum Flüggé ex Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 43: 106 (1926), nom. nud.
  • Paspalum hemicryptum C.Wright, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 8: 204 (1871)
  • Paspalum inops Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 281 (1893)
  • Paspalum inops var. majus Vasey ex Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 89 (1896)
  • Paspalum plicatulum var. subrotundum Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 77 (1877)
  • Paspalum villifolium Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 20 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Introduced into: Cuba, India, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bonpland, A.J.A., 1810. Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 175

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 convexum 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 convexum. 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 convexum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum convexum. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum convexum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Latin American Crowngrass, Mexican paspalum

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