Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum delicatulum Fig. & De Not.

First published in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 351 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Acad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 351 (1854).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Cameron, K.J. [16] Malawi K000255519 Type Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1024] Tanzania K003391220 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [303] Ethiopia K003209723 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3185] Tanzania K003391228 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/465] Malawi K003393124 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1888] Ethiopia K003209724 Yes
Emson, H.E. [90] Tanzania K003391219 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1567] Tanzania K003391230 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T123] Tanzania K003391221 Yes
Wingfield, R. [348] Tanzania K003391226 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/465] Malawi K003393129 Yes
Wingfield [451] Tanzania K003391225 Yes
Davies, R.M. [B13] Tanzania K003391227 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2069] Tanzania K003391224 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A319] Zambia K003393132 Yes
Pawek [2110] Malawi K003393125 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [3315A] Zambia K003393130 Yes
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [2856] Tanzania K003391223 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003393127 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5701] Tanzania K000468723 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2108] Tanzania K003391229 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [965] Malawi K003393126 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/648] Malawi K003393128 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A242] Zambia K003393131 Yes
Lovett, J.; Lovett, J.; Bidgood, G.S. [629] Tanzania K003391222 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • 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