Panicum sarmentosum

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 sarmentosum

Name

Panicum sarmentosum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 308 (1820)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Isachne fauriei Ohwi in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 386 (1931)
  • Panicum campylogrammum Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 35 (1854)
  • Panicum concinnum Nees in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 97 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum micrognostum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 78 (1853), pro syn.
  • Panicum movaiense Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 78 (1853)
  • Panicum myrianthum Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 34 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Panicum nakaharae Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6(Suppl.): 98 (1917), pro syn.
  • Panicum sarmentosum var. mekongense A.Camus in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 671 (1919)
  • Panicum sarmentosum var. parvispiculatum Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 318 (1953)
  • Panicum submontanum Hayata in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 402 (1911)
  • Panicum tjicoyaense Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 70 (1853)
  • Panicum vacillans Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 75 (1853)

Homonyms

• Panicum sarmentosum (Pers.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 299 (1825), nom. illeg. vide Thuarea involuta(G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 35(II.70): [s.p.] (1817)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh Regional: Southeasthern Asia Borneo, Jaba, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: China Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 1. 493 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. : 308

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

Vernacular names

• 中文: 藤竹草