Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum pleianthum Peter

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 47 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Mozambique, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, 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. (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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 37 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 59 (1965).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 1, Anh.: 47 (1930).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; de Lemos, F. [8487] Mozambique K003393144 No
Bjornstad, A. [AB235] Kenya K000489746 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [947B] Kenya K000489755 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Glover, P.E. [236] Kenya K000489747 Yes
Napper, D.M. [1360] Kenya K000489753 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1129] Kenya K000489750 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Rose Innes, R. [RRI398] Tanzania K003391260 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5343] Kenya K000489752 Yes
Nuvunga, A.; Boane, C.; Coojo, A. [347] Mozambique K003393145 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1891] Ethiopia K003209726 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Pakia, M.; Kahumbu, P. [4710] Kenya K000489743 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1177] Tanzania K003391258 Yes
Allan, J.A. [130] Kenya K000489757 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Beentje, H.; Luke, Q.; Khayota, B.; Mturi, J.M. [MDE135] Kenya K003391262 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3689] Tanzania K003391263 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1324] Tanzania K003391259 Yes
Spjut, R.W.; Ensor, P.D. [2742] Kenya K000489744 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3831] Kenya K000489748 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3913] Kenya K000489754 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [3395] Kenya K000489749 Yes
Chidzinga, S.; Luke, Q. [034] Kenya K003391253 Yes
Greenway [3383] Tanzania K003391254 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [262] Tanzania K003391256 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S729] Tanzania K003391255 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Glover, P.E. [720] Kenya K000489745 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3916] Kenya K000489751 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [2352] Mozambique K003393143 Yes
Verdcourt, B.; Greenway, P.J. [262] Tanzania K003391257 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [1255] Tanzania K003391261 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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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