Poaceae
Paspalum

Paspalum repens P.J.Bergius

First published in Acta Helv. Phys.-Math. 7: 129 (1772)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. & Pensiero, J.F. (2014). Gramineae VI. Flora del Paraguay 45: 1-392. Editions des Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Hopkins, M.J.G.; Rodrigues, K.F.; Silva, E.S.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lowry, B. [890] Brazil K000983444 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Plowman, T.; Davis, E.W.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Amaral, I.L.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J. [12573] Brazil K000983443 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K003623238 Yes
Balansa, B. [111] Paraguay K003623260 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [5105] Brazil K000983442 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [4442] Guyana K003623241 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F. [16828] Brazil K003623252 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, U. [16616] Paraguay K003623255 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000983433 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [8918] El Salvador K003621479 Yes
[A. Aoockey] [903] Suriname K003623230 Yes
Spruce [831] Brazil K000983432 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1526] Guyana K003623235 Yes
Tate, R. [523/561] Nicaragua K003621482 Yes
Ule, E. [5600] Brazil K000983434 Yes
s.coll. [44] Mexico K003621478 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11732] Costa Rica K003621483 Yes
Harris, W.H [11812] Jamaica K003622273 Yes
Norrmann, G.; Schinini, A.; Urbani, M.; Espinoza, F. [207] Paraguay K003623257 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6020] Guyana K003623240 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [964] Guatemala K003621477 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1495] Guyana K003623233 Yes
Harley, R.M. [11215] Brazil K000983435 Yes
Renderos, M.A. [356] El Salvador K003621480 Yes
Aitken, T.H.G. [15] Trinidad and Tobago K003622272 Yes
Harris, W.H [12557] Jamaica K003622275 Yes
Schomburgh [358 ] Guyana K003623242 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [5104] Brazil K000983426 Yes
Black, G.A.; Ledoux; Stegemann [52-14389] Brazil K000983437 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [7109] Guyana K003623248 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13825] Honduras K003621481 Yes
Jenman [3855] Guyana K003623247 Yes
Fowler, J. [101] Guyana K003623232 Yes
[M. Aoockey] [904] French Guiana K003623243 Yes
Divers [52] Paraguay K003623261 Yes
Spruce [11073] Brazil K000983431 Yes
s.coll. [268] Brazil K000983427 Yes
Carrick; Bhorai [B840] Trinidad and Tobago K003622271 Yes
Myers, J.G. [s.n.] Guyana K003623244 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, C. [17919] Paraguay K003623256 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H. [478] Brazil K003623249 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [3568] Brazil K000983440 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [29654] Brazil K000983441 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [1904] Guyana K003623246 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Guyana K003623236 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [975] Paraguay K003623259 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2230] Guyana K003623237 Yes
Harris, W.H [11641] Jamaica K003622274 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F. [16831] Brazil K003623254 Yes
[M. Aoockey] [342] French Guiana K003623228 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [29654] Brazil K000983438 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000983429 Yes
Hoock-Cayenne, J. [1156] Suriname K003623229 Yes
Spruce, R. [34] Brazil K000983430 Yes
Carrick, J. [1048] Trinidad and Tobago K003623231 Yes
Anderson, B. [1843] Colombia K001464591 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2497] Guyana K003623245 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Guimarães, O. [19058] Brazil K000983436 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20319] Brazil K000983439 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B. [13373] Brazil K003623250 Yes
[V. Gacham] [346] Guyana K003623234 Yes
Spruce [1854] Brazil K000983428 Yes
Hill, S.R.; et al. [13039] Brazil K003623251 Yes
Walter, M.A. [162] Paraguay K003623262 Yes
Schomburgh [358] K003623239 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B. [13764] Brazil K003623253 Yes
Schinini, A.; Mereles, F. [24559] Paraguay K003623258 Yes
Panama K001464578 Yes
Panama K001464579 Yes
Panama K001464580 Yes
Panama K001464581 Yes
Venezuela K001464582 Yes
Venezuela K001464583 Yes
Venezuela K001464584 Yes
Venezuela K001464585 Yes
Venezuela K001464586 Yes
Venezuela K001464587 Yes
Venezuela K001464588 Yes
Venezuela K001464589 Yes
Venezuela K001464590 Yes
Anderson, B. [1843], Colombia K001464591 Yes
Colombia K001464592 Yes
Colombia K001464593 Yes
Ecuador K001464594 Yes
Ecuador K001464595 Yes
Ecuador K001464596 Yes
Ecuador K001464597 Yes
Ecuador K001464598 Yes
Ecuador K001464599 Yes
Ecuador K001464600 Yes
Peru K001464601 Yes
Peru K001464602 Yes
Peru K001464603 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0