Paspalum floridanum

Paspalum floridanum

Paspalum floridanum

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 floridanum

Name

Paspalum floridanum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 44 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paspalum laeve var. floridanum (Michx.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 782 (1861).
• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum glabrum Bosc ex Flüggé, Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 172 (1810), pro syn.
  • Paspalum macrospermum Flüggé, Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 172 (1810).
  • Paspalum laevigatum Bosc ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 313 (1816), pro syn.
  • Paspalum altissimum Leconte, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 285 (1820).
  • Paspalum difforme Leconte, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 284 (1820).
  • Paspalum laeve var. altissimum (Leconte) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 782 (1861).
  • Paspalum floridanum var. glabratum Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 166 (1886).
    • Paspalum glabratum (Vasey) C.Mohr, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 21 (1897).
  • Paspalum giganteum Baldwin ex Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 166 (1886).
  • Paspalum longicilium Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 435 (1900).
  • Paspalum longissimum K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 28(1): 416 (1902), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paspalum floridanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum floridanum. 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 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paspalum floridanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paspalum floridanum. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum floridanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Florida paspalum

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