Panicum brevifolium

Panicum brevifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum brevifolium

Name

Panicum brevifolium L., Sp. Pl.: 59 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Isachne biflora (Lam.) C.Cordem. in E.J.de Cordemoy, Fl. Réunion: 115 (1895)
  • Isachne lamarckii Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 42 (1829)
  • Isachne tricarinata Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 476 (1817)
  • Panicum agrioides Trin. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 271 (1877), pro syn.
  • Panicum amplexicaule Poir. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 113 (1833), pro syn.
  • Panicum arborescens L. in Sp. Pl.: 59 (1753)
  • Panicum bambusiculme Friis & Vollesen in Kew Bull. 37: 475 (1982)
  • Panicum biflorum Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 174 (1791)
  • Panicum brevifolium var. hirtifolium (Ridl.) Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 315 (1953)
  • Panicum dubium Lam. in Encycl. 4: 743 (1798)
  • Panicum gladiatum Wawra in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 170 (1862)
  • Panicum guineense Desv. ex Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 4: 279 (1816), pro syn.
  • Panicum hirtifolium Ridl. in Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 3: 141 (1907)
  • Panicum hydrophilum Trin. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 208 (1829), pro syn.
  • Panicum litigosum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 89 (1854)
  • Panicum longiglume H.Peng & L.H.Zhou in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36: 77 (1998)
  • Panicum mariae Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 419 (1854)
  • Panicum minutum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 191 (1810)
  • Panicum ovalifolium Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 4: 279 (1816)
  • Panicum plantagineum Schumach. in Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 64 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum subobliquum Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 723 (1920)
  • Panicum tricarinatum (Roth) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 264 (1841)

Homonyms

• Panicum brevifolium (Link) Kunth = Digitaria ciliaris(Retz.) Koeler
• Panicum brevifolium Jahn ex Schrank = Panicum jahnii Steud.
• Panicum brevifolium Balb. ex Nees = Janochloa antidotalis Retz.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Brazil Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 59. Reference page. 

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Panicum brevifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Panicum brevifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 24. Published online. Accessed: October 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Panicum brevifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: short-leaved panicgrass
• 中文: 短叶黍

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