Paspalum lepton

Paspalum lepton

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 lepton

Name

Paspalum lepton Schult., 1824

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum arenicola Herter in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 138 (1940), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum gracile Leconte in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 284 (1820), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum nicorae Parodi in Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 8: 82 (1943)
  • Paspalum plicatulum var. arenarium Arechav. in Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 1: 65 (1894)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Schultes, J.A. 1824. Mantissa in Volumen Secundum. Systematis Vegetabilium Caroli a Linne ex Editione Joan. Jac. Roemer.... BHL Reference page. : 2: 173

Additional references

• da Silva, A.S. & al. (2016). Eleven new records of little known taxa of Mesosetum and Paspalum (Poaceae) from Brazil and Bolivia. Phytotaxa 268: 69-79.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paspalum lepton 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 lepton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum lepton. 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 lepton. Published online. Accessed: December 10 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Brunswickgrass

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