Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum sparsicomum Nees ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 83 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1714] Sri Lanka K003368133 Yes
Clayton, D. [5610] Sri Lanka K003368131 Yes
Wight, R. [1635] India K000245231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clayton, D. [5814] Sri Lanka K003368130 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [643] Sri Lanka K003368139 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [832] Sri Lanka K003368129 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69011802R] Sri Lanka K003368136 Yes
Kabeer, K.A.A. [113276B] India K003368125 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1714] Sri Lanka K003368127 Yes
Clayton, D. [5272] Sri Lanka K003368135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003368138 No
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Coveny, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [50980] Sri Lanka K003368134 Yes
Rottler, J., P. [1635] Sri Lanka K000674297 Unknown Type Material Yes
Comanor, P.L. [1036] Sri Lanka K003368132 Yes
Viswanathan, M.B. [3075] India K003368126 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [832] Sri Lanka K003368137 Yes
Bourne [1894] India K003368128 Yes
Rottler, J., P. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000245230 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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