Paspalum convexum

Paspalum convexum

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: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Paspalinae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: Paspalum convexum

Name

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Paspalum convexum Bonpl. ex Flugge, 1810

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Primary references

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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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English: Latin American Crowngrass, Mexican paspalum
 
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