Paspalidium

Watercrown grass
Paspalidium distans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalidium
Stapf
Type species
Paspalidium geminatum
(Forssk.) Stapf[1]

Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.[2][1][3]

Paspalidium includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[4][5][6][7][8] They are annuals and perennials.[8] Many species were formerly included in genus Setaria, and some authorities continue to list them there.

Species[9][10]
  1. Paspalidium albovillosum
  2. Paspalidium ankarense
  3. Paspalidium aversum
  4. Paspalidium basicladum
  5. Paspalidium breviflorum
  6. Paspalidium caespitosum - brigalow grass
  7. Paspalidium chapmanii - Chapman's bristlegrass
  8. Paspalidium clementii
  9. Paspalidium constrictum - knottybutt grass
  10. Paspalidium criniforme
  11. Paspalidium desertorum
  12. Paspalidium distans - spreading panicgrass
  13. Paspalidium distantiflorum
  14. Paspalidium elegantulum
  15. Paspalidium flavidum
  16. Paspalidium gausum
  17. Paspalidium geminatum - Egyptian panicgrass, water paspalidium
  18. Paspalidium globoideum - sago grass, shotgrass
  19. Paspalidium gracile - Belah grass, slender panic, graceful panic, yellowflower panic
  20. Paspalidium grandispiculatum
  21. Paspalidium johnsonii
  22. Paspalidium jubiflorum - Vandyke grass, Warrego grass
  23. Paspalidium leonis
  24. Paspalidium obtusifolium
  25. Paspalidium ophiticola
  26. Paspalidium paludivagum
  27. Paspalidium pradanum
  28. Paspalidium punctatum
  29. Paspalidium rarum - rare paspalidium
  30. Paspalidium reflexum
  31. Paspalidium retiglume
  32. Paspalidium spartellum
  33. Paspalidium tabulatum
  34. Paspalidium udum
  35. Paspalidium utowanaeum
formerly included[9]

see Holcolemma Setaria Whiteochloa

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Paspalidium Stapf
  2. ↑ Stapf, Otto. 1920. In Prain, David, Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 582-583
  3. ↑ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
  4. ↑ Flora of China FOC Vol. 22 Page 537 类雀稗属 lei que bai shu Paspalidium Stapf in Prain, Fl. Trop. Africa. 9: 582. 1920.
  5. ↑ Flora of Pakistan
  6. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Paspalidium Stapf, Watercrown Grass
  7. ↑ Allen, C. M. Paspalidium. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  8. 1 2 Paspalidium. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  9. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  10. ↑ The Plant List search for Paspalidium
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