Paspalum saccharoides

Paspalum saccharoides

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 saccharoides

Name

Paspalum saccharoides Nees ex Trin., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum saccharoides (Nees ex Trin.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 237 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum polystachyum (Sw.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 786 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Saccharum polystachyum Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 21 (1788)
• Heterotypic
  • Moenchia speciosa Wender. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 153 (1841), pro syn.
  • Saccharum polydactylum Willd. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 490 (1841), pro syn.
  • Syllepis polystachya E.Fourn. ex Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 251 (1883), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., 1828. Sp. Gram. Stipac. 1: t. 107.

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 saccharoides 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 saccharoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum saccharoides. 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 saccharoides. Published online. Accessed: December 10 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum saccharoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Paja de llano

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