Paspalidium
| Watercrown Grass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Paspalidium distans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Paspalidium Stapf |
| Type species | |
| Paspalidium geminatum (Forssk.) Stapf[1] | |
Paspalidium (Watercrown Grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.[2][1][3]
Paspalidium includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[4][5][6][7][8] They are annuals and perennials.[8] Many species were formerly included in genus Setaria, and some authorities continue to list them there.
- Paspalidium albovillosum
- Paspalidium ankarense
- Paspalidium aversum
- Paspalidium basicladum
- Paspalidium breviflorum
- Paspalidium caespitosum - brigalow grass
- Paspalidium chapmanii - Chapman's bristlegrass
- Paspalidium clementii
- Paspalidium constrictum - knottybutt grass
- Paspalidium criniforme
- Paspalidium desertorum
- Paspalidium distans - spreading panicgrass
- Paspalidium distantiflorum
- Paspalidium elegantulum
- Paspalidium flavidum
- Paspalidium gausum
- Paspalidium geminatum - Egyptian panicgrass, water paspalidium
- Paspalidium globoideum - sago grass, shotgrass
- Paspalidium gracile - Belah grass, slender panic, graceful panic, yellowflower panic
- Paspalidium grandispiculatum
- Paspalidium johnsonii
- Paspalidium jubiflorum - Vandyke grass, Warrego grass
- Paspalidium leonis
- Paspalidium obtusifolium
- Paspalidium ophiticola
- Paspalidium paludivagum
- Paspalidium pradanum
- Paspalidium punctatum
- Paspalidium rarum - rare paspalidium
- Paspalidium reflexum
- Paspalidium retiglume
- Paspalidium spartellum
- Paspalidium tabulatum
- Paspalidium udum
- Paspalidium utowanaeum
- formerly included[9]
see Holcolemma Setaria Whiteochloa
- Paspalidium inaequale - Holcolemma dispar
- Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media
- Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tropicos, Paspalidium Stapf
- ↑ Stapf, Otto. 1920. In Prain, David, Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 582-583
- ↑ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
- ↑ Flora of China FOC Vol. 22 Page 537 类雀稗属 lei que bai shu Paspalidium Stapf in Prain, Fl. Trop. Africa. 9: 582. 1920.
- ↑ Flora of Pakistan
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Paspalidium Stapf, Watercrown Grass
- ↑ Allen, C. M. Paspalidium. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Paspalidium. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ The Plant List search for Paspalidium