Panicum turgidum

Panicum turgidum

Panicum turgidum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Panicum turgidum Forssk., 1775

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum frutescens Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 186 (1921)
  • Panicum minutiflorum Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 34 (1853), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum neglectum Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 451 (1817)
  • Panicum notarisii Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 301 (1867)
  • Panicum nubicum Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 36 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Western Africa Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, Western Sahara Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Chad, Congo, Mali, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan Regional: Western Asia Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Socotra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex Officina Mölleri: Hauniae [=Copenhagen]. 1–20 + i–xxxiv + 1–164 + 1 map. BHL Reference page. : 18.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Panicum turgidum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Panicum turgidum. 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 November 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Panicum turgidum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Panicum turgidum. Published online. Accessed: November 02 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Panicum turgidum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 November 02.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ثمام منتفخ
azərbaycanca: ثمام منتفخ
English: desert grass
فارسی: ثارزن شن‌دوست
magyar: Duzzadt köles

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