Panicum exiguum

Panicum exiguum

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 exiguum

Name

Panicum exiguum Mez, Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 3 (1921)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Panicum diffusum var. subcontractum Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 199 (1877)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Southern South America Paraguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• {{Mez}, 1921. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 3

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 exiguum 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 exiguum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 24. Published online. Accessed: October 2025. Reference page.

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