Paspalidium Explained
Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a formerly accepted genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.[1] [2] [3], Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of Setaria.[4]
The genus included about 40 species of annuals and perennials native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Selected former species
- Paspalidium basicladum = Setaria basiclada
- Paspalidium caespitosum = Setaria brigalow (brigalow grass)
- Paspalidium distans = Setaria distans
- Paspalidium inaequale = Holcolemma dispar
- Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media
- Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa
External links
Notes and References
- Stapf, Otto. 1920. In Prain, David, Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 582-583
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002237?tab=subordinatetaxa Tropicos, Paspalidium Stapf
- http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/paspalidium-1 Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
- Paspalidium Stapf. 30147863-2. 2024-06-07. cs1.
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124123 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.
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=124123 Flora of Pakistan
- http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:413074#tab_classification Atlas of Living Australia, Paspalidium Stapf, Watercrown Grass
- Allen, C. M. Paspalidium. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Paspalidium Paspalidium.