Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum hygrocharis Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 72 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kriti, Egypt to S. Africa. It is a perennial or helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, Kriti, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2006] Tanzania K003390696 Yes
Ash [2644] Ethiopia K003209440 Yes
Jackson, G. [545] Malawi K003392539 Yes
Boulos, L.; Mashali, I.; Awad, E.R. [s.n.] Egypt K003367103 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1952] Botswana K003392554 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1886] Botswana K003392555 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14389] Ethiopia K003209439 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2898] Botswana K003392556 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4854] Zambia K003392542 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2661] Tanzania K003390697 Yes
Wingfield, R. [256] Tanzania K003390693 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1169] Tanzania K003390703 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7780] Tanzania K000255578 Isotype Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7576] Sudan K003209437 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3678] Tanzania K003390699 Yes
[Wratt] [MS533] Kenya K003390688 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2088] Botswana K003392548 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14431] Tanzania K003390700 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3003] Kenya K003390686 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5459] Tanzania K003390701 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7453] Tanzania K003390706 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [837] Tanzania K003390702 Yes
Verdcourt [2547] Kenya K003390689 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E. [9775] Ethiopia K003209442 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3002] Kenya K003390685 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2045] Tanzania K003390694 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3812] Botswana K003392552 Yes
Glover; Gilliland [417] Somalia K003209445 Yes
s.coll. [[17B]] Malawi K003392537 Yes
s.coll. [17B] Malawi K003392536 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [178] Zambia K003392543 Yes
Paulo, S. [307] Tanzania K003390704 Yes
Boulos, L.; El-Gharib, R.E. [s.n.] Egypt K003367102 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald [4194] Malawi K003392538 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3141] Kenya K003390687 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2662] Botswana K003392551 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [235] Tanzania K003390695 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [588] Zambia K003392541 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2294] Botswana K003392550 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kanuri Kibui; Mungai, G. [5427] Kenya K003390692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K003390690 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3002] Kenya K003390691 Yes
s.coll. [4009] Zambia K003392540 Yes
West, O. [4131] Tanzania K003390698 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [417] Somalia K003209444 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2898] Botswana K003392553 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1302] Zambia K003392544 No
Simpson, N.D. [7624] Sudan K003209438 Yes
Parker, C. [E518] Ethiopia K003209443 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [2167] Ethiopia K003209441 Yes
Jarman, P.J. [A6] Zimbabwe K003392546 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1952] Botswana K003392549 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5459] Tanzania K003390705 Yes
Brain, C.K. [3816] Zimbabwe K003392545 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2002] Zimbabwe K003392547 Yes
Moss, C.E. [13960] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393845 Yes
Smook, L. [2729] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393844 Yes
Chippendale, L. [346] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393839 Yes
Moss, C.E. [16401] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393842 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [60] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393840 Yes
Smook, L. [1968] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393843 Yes
Lebrun, J. [9394] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Panicum repentellum K003208863 Yes
s.coll. [16787] South Africa Panicum repentellum K003393841 Yes
Germain, R. [5616] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Panicum repentellum K003208862 Yes
van der Ben, D. [945] Congo, Republic of the Panicum repentellum K003208861 Yes

Sources

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    • '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.
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  • 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

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    • 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