Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Paspalum paniculatum L.

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Cyperales

Family
Poaceae

Genus
Paspalum

Species
paniculatum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Panicum paniculatum (L.) Kuntze

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Chase, A. (1929) The North American species of Paspalum. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28(1): i–xvii, 1–310.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987) Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 17(1): i–xxx, 1–328; 18(2): i–ix, 1–672.
  • Espejo Serna, A. López-Ferrari, A.R. & Valdés-Reyna, J. (2000) Poaceae. Monocot. Mexic. Sinopsis Floríst. 10: 7–236 [and index].
  • Hitchcock, A.S. (1927) The grasses of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24(8): 291–556.
  • Smith, L.B. Wasshausen, D.C. & Klein, R.M. (1982) Gramíneas. Gêneros: 85. Paspalum até 115. Zea. Fl. Il. Catarin. 1(GRAM): 909–1407.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. Morrone, O. (2003) Paspalum. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46: 443-527.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Paspalum paniculatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=968. Accessed 1 November 2026.