Panicum hirtum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

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

Name

Panicum hirtum Lam., Encycl. 4: 741 (1798)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Panicum axipilium Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 79 (1853)
    • Panicum brevifolium var. heterostachyum Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 49 (1930)
    • Panicum heterostachyum Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 430 (1901)

Homonyms

  • Panicum hirtum Willd. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 112 (1833), pro syn. vide Isachne polygonoides (Lam.) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 273 (1877)
  • Panicum hirtum (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 46 (1821), nom. illeg. vide Urochloa panicoides P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 52 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Cabinda, Namibia
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Botswana, Burundi, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Northern Provinces
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Nicaragua
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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

References

Primary references

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • español: Pasto peludo, Pasto hirsuto