Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.[2][1][3]
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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 edit
- ^ a b 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. Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- ^ a b Paspalidium. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Paspalidium
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