Panicum humile

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 humile

Panicum humile Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 84 (1854)

Homotypic
- Panicum austroasiaticum Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 11: 45 (1942), nom. superfl.
- Panicum vescum R.R.Stewart in Brittonia 5: 452 (1945), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Panicum tenellum Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 21 (1854), nom. illeg.
- Panicum walense Mez in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 146 (1904)
- Panicum watense Mez in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 146 (1904), orth. var.

Panicum humile Aitch. in Cat. Pl. Punjab Sindh: 159 (1869), nom. nud. vide Panicum atrosanguineum Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 375 (1850)
Panicum humile Thunb. ex Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 164 (1826), pro syn. vide Setaria viridis (L.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 51 (1812)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Southern Asia
  - Andaman Is.
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Borneo , Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Somatara, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Regional: China
  - China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Burkina, Central African Republic, Mali, Niger, Zambia
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania
- Introduced into:
  - Pakistan

Steudel, E. 1853–1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars I. Gramineae. 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 1: 84

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Panicum humile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Panicum humile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 October 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 23. Published online. Accessed: October 2025. Reference page.