Paspalum
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Paspalum is a genus of the grass family (Poaceae). Commonly known as paspalums, Bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses they are usually tall American perennial grasses. They are most diverse in subtropical and tropical regions.
P. scorbiculatum (koda, varuka, varuku, etc.) is a millet locally grown as food grain. Some species, such as Bahia Grass (P. notatum) and P. nicorae, are grown for pasturage, especially with Perennial Forage Peanuts (Arachis glabrata) as companion crops. P. vaginatum resembles bermudagrass but has a higher salinity tolerance and can consume grey water. It is not infrequently used for arena and golf course turf in warmer coastal regions, e.g. in Florida, Baja California, Venezuela and Peru. Dedicated cultivars such as 'Aloha Seashore' have been produced for such uses.
Bahiagrasses are also food for caterpillars of Lepidoptera such the Pasture Day Moth (Apina callisto). Claviceps paspali is a Claviceps sac fungus that grows on Paspalum, producing ergot alkaloids and the tremorgen paspalitrem; it causes "paspalum staggers" poisoning in cattle.
[edit] Selected species
- Paspalum azuayense
- Paspalum arundinaceum
- Paspalum bakeri
- Paspalum batianoffii - extinct?[verification needed]
- Paspalum blodgettii
- Paspalum boscianum
- Paspalum caespitosum
- Paspalum clavuliferum
- Paspalum conjugatum
- Paspalum convexum
- Paspalum decumbens
- Paspalum densum
- Paspalum dilatatum
- Paspalum dispar
- Paspalum distichum – Water Finger-grass
- Paspalum fasciculatum
- Paspalum fimbriatum
- Paspalum longifolium
- Paspalum laeve Michx. – Smooth Paspalum
- Paspalum laxum
- Paspalum longum
- Paspalum macrophyllum
- Paspalum maritimum
- Paspalum millegrana
- Paspalum minus
- Paspalum molle
- Paspalum nicorae
- Paspalum notatum – Bahia Grass, Common Bahiagrass, Pensacola Bahiagrass
- Paspalum orbiculare Forst
- Paspalum orbiculatum Poir.
- Paspalum paniculatum
- Paspalum parviflorum
- Paspalum paucispicatum
- Paspalum pleostachyum
- Paspalum plicatulum
- Paspalum pulchellum
- Paspalum rugulosum
- Paspalum rupestre
- Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn. (= Panicum frumentaceum Rottb.) – Koda Millet, Kodo Millet, Kodra Millet, varuka (Sanskrit), "varuku" (Tamil)
- Paspalum secans
- Paspalum setaceum – Slender Paspalum
- Paspalum soboliferum
- Paspalum urvillei
- Paspalum vaginatum
- Paspalum virgatum
[edit] Formerly placed here
- Axonopus compressus (Broad-leaved Carpetgrass), as P. compressum, P. platycaule, P. platycaulon
- Axonopus fissifolius (Narrow-leaved Carpetgrass), as P. fissifolium
- Digitaria exilis (Fonio), as P. exile
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