Paspalum vaginatum

Paspalum vaginatum

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 vaginatum

Name

Paspalum vaginatum Sw., Prodr. (Swartz) 21. 1788.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Philippe in Fl. Pyren. 2: 415 (1859)
  • Panicum vaginatum (Sw.) Godr. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Godron, Fl. France Corse 3: 462 (1856), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 41 (1934)
  • Paspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 32: 217 (1941)
  • Paspalum distichum var. vaginatum (Sw.) Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 541 (1864)
  • Sanguinaria vaginata (Sw.) Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 258 (1901)
• Heterotypic
  • Digitaria foliosa Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 4 (1816)
  • Digitaria paspalodes var. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange in Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 45 (1861)
  • Digitaria tristachya Schult. in Mant. 2: 261 (1824)
  • Digitaria vaginata var. longipes (Lange) Sennen in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 11: 248 (1912)
  • Panicum littorale (R.Br.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 362 (1898), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum boryanum J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 209 (1830)
  • Paspalum brachiatum Trin. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 62 (1829), pro syn.
  • Paspalum didactylum Salzm. ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 20 (1853), pro syn.
  • Paspalum distichum var. ampinense Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan.: f. 27 (1918)
  • Paspalum distichum var. anpinense Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 7: 54 (1918)
  • Paspalum distichum var. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey in Queensl. Grasses: 23 (1888)
  • Paspalum distichum var. longerepens Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 85: 289 (1915)
  • Paspalum distichum var. nanum (Döll) Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 371 (1898)
  • Paspalum distichum var. tristachyum (Schult.) Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 783 (1861)
  • Paspalum fissifolium Nees ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 104 (1877), pro syn.
  • Paspalum foliosum (Lag.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 25 (1829)
  • Paspalum furcatum var. fissum Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 104 (1877)
  • Paspalum gayanum É.Desv. in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 6: 240 (1854)
  • Paspalum inflatum A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 298 (1850)
  • Paspalum jaguaense León in Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio "De La Salle" 8: 139 (1946)
  • Paspalum kleinianum J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 209 (1830)
  • Paspalum kora J.R.Forst. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 244 (1824), pro syn.
  • Paspalum littorale R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 188 (1810)
  • Paspalum moandaense Vanderyst in Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 668 (1925), nom. provis.
  • Paspalum reimarioides Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2(Suppl.): 665 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum reptans Poir. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 75 (1877), pro syn.
  • Paspalum squamatum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 21 (1853)
  • Paspalum tristachyum Leconte in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 285 (1820), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum vaginatum var. littorale (R.Br.) Trin. in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 43 (1854)
  • Paspalum vaginatum f. longipes Lange in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 42 (1854)
  • Paspalum vaginatum var. longipes Lange in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 44 (1855)
  • Paspalum vaginatum var. nanum Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 75 (1877)
  • Paspalum vaginatum subsp. nanum (Döll) Loxton in J. S. African Bot. 43: 93 (1977)
  • Paspalum vaginatum var. reimarioides Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3: 577 (1897)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Galápagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Introduced into: Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Congo, Cook Is., Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Yemen, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. : 21.

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 vaginatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paspalum vaginatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum vaginatum. 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 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum vaginatum. Published online. Accessed: December 11 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum vaginatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

日本語: サワスズメノヒエ
Gagana Samoa: mutia
lea faka-Tonga: mohuku ano

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