Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum graniflorum Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 681 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Botswana. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jackson, G. [179] Malawi K003392145 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7352] Zambia K003392153 Yes
Angus, A. [2367] Zambia K003392147 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7371] Zambia K003392149 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Hill, J.C.R. [2144] Zimbabwe K003392154 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [4/16] Zambia K003392148 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Hill, J.C.R. [2144] Zimbabwe K003392157 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24182] Zimbabwe K003392160 Yes
Kirk, J. Mozambique K000255441 Holotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8690] Zambia K001571906 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1333] Zambia K003392150 Yes
Jackson, G. [179] Malawi K003392144 Yes
Williamson, D.T. [45] Botswana K003392163 Yes
Davies, R. [D1036] Zimbabwe K003392156 Yes
Mahlangu; Mallangu, Z. [0007A] Zimbabwe K003392155 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1887] Zambia K003392151 Yes
Davies, R. [1051] Zimbabwe K003392158 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2013] Zambia K003392146 Yes
Davidson, E. [2] Zambia K003392159 Yes
Strid, P.A.K. [2598] Zambia K003392152 Yes
Kolbe, F.C. [3156] Zimbabwe K003392161 Yes
{Barker; Reid} [31] Botswana K003392162 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

  • 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