Panicum repens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum repens

Name

Panicum repens L., 1762

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Panicum arenarium Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 82 (1804)
- Panicum chromatostigma Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 48 (1902)
- Panicum convolutum P.Beauv. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 319 (1824)
- Panicum grossarium Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 19 (1775), nom. illeg.
- Panicum ischaemoides Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 17 (1768)
- Panicum kiensieleense Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 10: 246 (1919), nom. provis.
- Panicum kinshasaense Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 10: 247 (1919), nom. provis.
- Panicum leiogonum Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 51 (1813)
- Panicum littorale C.Mohr ex Vasey, Bot. Gaz. 3: 106 (1879)
- Panicum nyanzense K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 333 (1897)
- Panicum pauciflorum Bory ex Nees, C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 236 (1829), pro syn.
- Panicum polyphyllum Peter, Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 20 (1928), nom. nud.
- Panicum polystachion Ucria, Hort. Panhorm.: 54 (1789), nom. illeg.
- Panicum repens var. arenarium (Brot.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 363 (1898)
- Panicum repens var. elatum Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 267 (1909)
- Panicum repens var. ischaemoides (Retz.) Boerl., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 8: 62 (1890)
- Panicum repens var. leiogonum (Delile) Schweinf., Bull. Inst. Égypte, sér. 2, 8: 329 (1887 publ. 1888)
- Panicum roxburghianum Schult., Mant. 2: 245 (1824)
- Panicum tuberosum Llanos, Fragm. Pl. Filip.: 40 (1851)
- Panicum uliginosum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 310 (1820), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- - Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea, Taiwan
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Nansei-shoto
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Andaman Is., Borneo, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain, Sardegna
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Yemen

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 87. Reference page.

Additional references

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Panicum repens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Panicum repens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Panicum repens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Panicum repens. Published online. Accessed: November 01 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Panicum repens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 November 01.

Vernacular names

العربية: ثمام زاحف
English: torpedo grass
فارسی: ارزن جویباری
suomi: Juolahirssi
français: Millet Rampant
Hausa: Ƙafifiya
עברית: דוחן זוחל
日本語: ハイキビ
português: Escalracho
ไทย: หญ้าชันกาด
中文: 舖地黍, 铺地黍, 铺地黍根