Paspalum scrobiculatum

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 scrobiculatum

Name[edit]

Paspalum scrobiculatum L., 1767

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. frumentaceum Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 575 (1919), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Paspalum adelogaeum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 27 (1853)
- Paspalum akoense Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 7: 53 (1918)
- Paspalum amazonicum Trin. in Linnaea 10: 294 (1836)
- Paspalum auriculatum J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 217 (1830)
- Paspalum barbatum Schumach. in Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 53 (1827), nom. illeg.
- Paspalum borbonicum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 27 (1853)
- Paspalum boscianum Flüggé in Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 170 (1810)
- Paspalum cartilagineum J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 216 (1830)
- Paspalum cartilagineum var. biglumaceum Fosberg & Sachet in Micronesica 18: 81 (1982 publ. 1984)
- Paspalum coloratum Rich. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 78 (1877), pro syn.
- Paspalum commersonii Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 175 (1791)
- Paspalum commersonii var. hirsutum Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 319 (1953)
- Paspalum commersonii var. polystachyum (R.Br.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 576 (1920)
- Paspalum commersonii var. turgidum (Buse) Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 320 (1953)
- Paspalum commutatum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 59 (1829)
- Paspalum confertum Leconte in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 285 (1820)
- Paspalum coromandelinum Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 175 (1791)
- Paspalum deightonii (C.E.Hubb.) Clayton in Kew Bull. 30: 104 (1975)
- Paspalum dissectum var. grande Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 15 (1841)
- Paspalum firmum Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 105 (1826)
- Paspalum frumentaceum Rottler ex P.Beauv in Ess. Agrostogr.: 10, 171 (1812), pro syn.
- Paspalum horneri Henrard in Blumea 1: 306 (1935)
- Paspalum jardinii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 18 (1853)
- Paspalum kora Willd. in Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 1: 332 (1797)
- Paspalum ledermannii Mez in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 65 (1917)
- Paspalum mauritanicum Nees ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 26 (1853), nom. superfl.
- Paspalum metabolon Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 19 (1853)
- Paspalum metzii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 21 (1853)
- Paspalum moratii Toutain in Austrobaileya 3: 724 (1992)
- Paspalum orbiculare var. cartilagineum (J.Presl) Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 257 (1930)
- Paspalum palustre Vanderyst in Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 9: 246 (1918), nom. provis.
- Paspalum polo F.M.Bailey in Queensland Agric. J. 1: 234 (1897)
- Paspalum polystachyum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 188 (1810)
- Paspalum puberulum Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 316 (1817)
- Paspalum pubescens R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 188 (1810), nom. illeg.
- Paspalum purpurascens Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 108 (1816)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. auriculatum (J.Presl) Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 345 (1906)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispicatum Hack. ex Merr. in Fl. Manila: 86 (1912)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispiculatum Hack. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 20: 146 (1914)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. commersonii (Lam.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 573 (1919)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. deightonii C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 40 (1928)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. gracillimum Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 288 (1915)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. horneri (Henrard) de Koning & Sosef in Blumea 30: 307 (1985)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. jardinii (Steud.) Franch. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 338 (1895)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. polystachyum (R.Br.) A.Chev. in Sudania 1: 33 (1911)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. turgidum Buse in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient.: 113 (1857)
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. velutinum Hack. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 6: 233 (1885)
- Paspalum serpens J.Presl ex Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 102 (1826)
- Paspalum virgatum Walter in Fl. Carol.: 75 (1788), nom. illeg.
- Paspalum virgatum var. latifolium Alph.Wood in Amer. Bot. Fl. 2: 390 (1871)
- Paspalum virgatum var. purpurascens (Elliott) Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 781 (1861)
- Paspalum zollingeri Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 28 (1853)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World to N. & E. Australia
- - Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Ascension, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., South Carolina, St.Helena, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virginia, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : 1:29.

Additional references[edit]

Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2006. Flora of China. Volume 22: Poaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-50-4. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paspalum scrobiculatum 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 scrobiculatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Paspalum scrobiculatum. 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 scrobiculatum. Published online. Accessed: December 11 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paspalum scrobiculatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
IUCN: Paspalum scrobiculatum L. (Least Concern)

Vernacular names[edit]

Afrikaans: Kodomanna
čeština: paspal obilní
English: kodomillet, Kodo Millet
Hausa: Tumbin jaki
日本語: スズメノコビエ
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಹಾರಕ
മലയാളം: വരക്
தமிழ்: கருவரகு
Yorùbá: Ọkànli
中文: 鸭乸草

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