Paspalum almum

Paspalum almum

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 almum

Name

Paspalum almum Chase, 1933

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum hexastachyum Parodi, Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 3: 25 (1938)
  • Paspalum ovale var. apiculatum Hack., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 341 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil West-Central Regional: Caribbean Cuba Introduced into: Louisiana, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chase, A.M., 1933. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Baltimore, MD 23:137, fig. 1.

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 almum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum almum. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paspalum almum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum almum. Published online. Accessed: November 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum almum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Comb's crowngrass

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