Paspalum orbiculatum

Paspalum orbiculatum

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 orbiculatum

Name

Paspalum orbiculatum Poir., 1804

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum geniculatum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 18 (1853), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum lenormandii Husn. in Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie, sér. 2, 5: 259 (1871)
  • Paspalum orbiculatum var. lanuginosum Henrard in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 39: 45 (1942)
  • Paspalum orbiculatum var. potaroense Chase in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 478 (1922)
  • Paspalum pusillum Flüggé in Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 100 (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Maryland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poiret, J.L.M. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, 1804. Encycl. 5: 32

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paspalum orbiculatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paspalum orbiculatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum orbiculatum. 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 December 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum orbiculatum. Published online. Accessed: December 10 2022.

Vernacular names

English: circular paspalum

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