Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum merkeri Mez

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 144 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Namibia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 62 (1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 51 (1958).
  • Mez in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34: 144 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1934 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000255543 Type Yes
Jackson, G. [393] Malawi K003392814 Yes
s.coll. [22B] Malawi K003392809 Yes
van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2806] Zambia K003392822 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [33] Zambia K003392827 Yes
van Rensburg, H.J. [1335KBS] Zambia K003392832 Yes
Jackson, G. [393] Malawi K003392815 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3977] Kenya K003390889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K003392819 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/507] Kenya K003390890 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2787] Zambia K003392824 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1389] Kenya K003390892 Yes
Meller (Dr.) [4] Malawi K003392811 Yes
Jackson, G. [1026] Malawi K003392816 Yes
[S.R. Hounsell] [26] Tanzania K003390897 Yes
Christen, H.R. [1060] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003208873 Yes
White, F. [7006] Zambia K003392826 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Peters, C.R. [12126] Zambia K003392825 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [6/85] Zambia K003392831 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] Mozambique K003392820 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2198] Tanzania K003390896 Yes
Jackson, G. [1026] Malawi K003392817 Yes
Bogdan, A. [[AB3948]] Kenya K003390893 Yes
Eichinger Tanzania K000255580 Type Yes
Lamprey, H.F. [312] Tanzania K003390899 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1219] Uganda K003390888 Yes
s.coll. [22B] Malawi K003392808 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1433] Zambia K003392830 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3667] Uganda K003390886 Yes
Robson, T.O. [143] Tanzania K003390900 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7672] Tanzania K003390904 Yes
Staples, R.R. [415] Tanzania K003390902 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [6/85] Zambia K003392823 Yes
Wingfield [878] Kenya K003390898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003392818 Yes
van Rensburg, H.J. [1822KBS] Zambia K003392829 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th3875] Uganda K003390887 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1172] Kenya K003390895 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5054] Kenya K003390891 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [12/37] Zambia K003392828 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [540] Malawi K003392813 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] Mozambique K003392821 Yes
Staples, R.R. [423] Tanzania K003390901 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [622] Tanzania K003390903 Yes
s.coll. [22B] Malawi K003392810 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1172] Kenya K003390894 Yes
Hall-Martin, A. [472] Malawi K003392812 Yes

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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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    • 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