Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum kalaharense Mez

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 187 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1933 Pole-Evans, I.B. [2387] South Africa K000255503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curson, H.H. [666] Botswana K003392765 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [94] Botswana K003392776 Yes
Guy, G.L. [191/64] Botswana K003392766 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [579] Botswana K003392764 Yes
Story, R. [6373] Namibia K003394131 No
Yalala, A.M. [489] Botswana K003392772 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [401] Botswana K003392763 Yes
Biggs, R.C. [M467] Botswana K003392779 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2393] South Africa K003394122 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6885] Botswana K003392780 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1583] South Africa K003394129 Yes
Story, R. [6427] Namibia K003394126 No
Hansen, O.J. [3288] Botswana K003392770 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [383] Botswana K003392761 Yes
Brueckner, A. [354] South Africa K003394120 No
Ellis, R.P. [2677] Botswana K003392756 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [8312] South Africa K003394118 Yes
de Winter, B. [2784] Namibia K003394113 Yes
de Winter, B. [9230] Namibia K003394128 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-269] Botswana K003392758 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1314] Botswana K003392775 Yes
de Beer, J.S. [28] Botswana K003392771 Yes
s.coll. [10] Botswana K003392773 Yes
Seiner [529] Namibia K003394112 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3299] Botswana K003392759 Yes
de Winter, B. [9176] Namibia K003394111 No
de Winter, B. [7363] Botswana K003392762 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2146] South Africa K003394116 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2393] South Africa K003394119 Yes
Pienaar, J.N. [265] South Africa K003394132 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3084] Botswana K003392769 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [1234A] South Africa K003394127 No
Skarpe, C. [S-223] Botswana K003392757 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1280] Zimbabwe K003392753 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [94] Botswana K003392767 Yes
Pienaar, J.N. [395] South Africa K003394133 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2218] South Africa K003394121 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3165] Botswana K003392774 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [982] South Africa K003394125 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [2235] South Africa K003394115 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3842] Botswana K003392777 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [18352] South Africa K003394135 Yes
de Lemos, F.; Balsinhas, A. [251] Mozambique K003392754 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3159] Botswana K003392778 Yes
{JI de Wet} [34] South Africa K003394134 No
O'Connor, T.G. [58] South Africa K003394136 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3564] South Africa K003394114 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2266] South Africa K003394117 No
Smook, L. [4597] South Africa K003394123 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [1674] Zimbabwe K003392751 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12488] South Africa K003394137 No
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [86] Botswana K003392760 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3289] Botswana K003392781 Yes
Brueckner, A. [354] South Africa K003394124 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1726] South Africa K003394130 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [154] Zimbabwe K003392752 Yes

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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/
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