Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum mitopus K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 103 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar, Tanzania

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 60 (1965).
  • K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 103 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1934 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [68] Madagascar K000244706 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1934 Forsyth Major, C.I. [91] Madagascar K000244707 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manktelow; Pocs; Swenson [91236/A] Tanzania K003391272 Yes
Procter, J. [1995] Tanzania K003391268 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2212] Tanzania K003391270 Yes
Wingfield, R.C. [DSM2172] Tanzania K003391265 Yes
Manktelow; Pocs; Swenson [91106] Tanzania K003391267 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Madagascar K000244711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kabuye, C.H.S. [237] Tanzania K003391264 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E6468] Tanzania K003391266 Yes
Baron, R. [660] Madagascar K000244709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [4099] Madagascar K000244708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [68] Madagascar K000244710 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Mwangulango, R.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Kingdon, J. [7971] Tanzania K003391269 Yes
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [3003] Tanzania K003391271 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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