Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum stapfianum Fourc.

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 76 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to S. Africa, Pakistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • 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

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • 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?
Davy, J.B.; F.L.S. [17476] South Africa K003393864 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2106] South Africa K003393866 Yes
Smook, L. [3792] South Africa K003393872 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1481] South Africa K003393899 Yes
Davy, J.B.; F.L.S. [17546] South Africa K003393862 Yes
[D. Chennells] [14] South Africa K003393856 Yes
Werge, M.J.A. [EW298] South Africa K003393891 Yes
Norris, J.J. [168] Pakistan K003368857 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [266] South Africa K003393878 Yes
Ecklon; Zeyher [478] South Africa K000255514 Holotype Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [651] South Africa K003393871 Yes
Godfrey, R.; Story, R. [SH-1360] South Africa K003393903 Yes
Burke [424] South Africa K000255515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davy, J.B. [1646] South Africa K003393865 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [630A] South Africa K003393875 Yes
Drège South Africa K000255516 Unknown Type Material Yes
Potts, G. [2416] South Africa K003393915 Yes
Drège South Africa K000255517 Unknown Type Material Yes
[A. Deitulen] [1079] Lesotho K003393858 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [5616] South Africa K003393905 Yes
Burchell [1843] South Africa K000255507 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6045] South Africa K003393913 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14019] South Africa K003393873 Yes
Fourie, J.H. [K18] South Africa K003393908 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [s.n.] South Africa K003393918 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2452] South Africa K003393892 Yes
Burchell [1779] South Africa K000255505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leistner, O.A. [101] South Africa K003393863 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [630A] South Africa K003393874 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [338A] South Africa K003393869 Yes
Smook, L. [3807] South Africa K003393904 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2416] South Africa K003393890 Yes
[Bieret] [117] South Africa K003393917 Yes
Richardson, A.J. [s.n.] South Africa K003393900 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [76] South Africa K003393910 Yes
[1306] South Africa K000255512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marloth, R. [861] South Africa K003393919 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6684] South Africa K003393906 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [SH-1394] South Africa K003393894 Yes
Burchell [119] South Africa K000255509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège South Africa K000255513 Type Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [SH-1333] South Africa K003393914 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [103] South Africa K003393867 Yes
Goosens, A.P. [755] South Africa K003393855 Yes
Burchell [2005] South Africa K000255506 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehm, S. [357] South Africa K003393916 Yes
Smook, L. [002863] South Africa K003393898 Yes
Smith, C.A. [54[2]6] South Africa K003393860 Yes
Bowker [182] South Africa K000255510 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norris, J.J. [165] Pakistan K003368856 Yes
Wipplinger, N. [3] South Africa K003393851 Yes
Smook, L. [4633A] South Africa K003393896 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2106] South Africa K003393912 Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [651] South Africa K003393870 Yes
Zambatis, N. [132] South Africa K003393861 Yes
van den Berg, J.A. [3686] South Africa K003393889 Yes
Smith, C.A. [5388] South Africa K003393857 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [634] South Africa K003393909 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [4158] South Africa K003393876 Yes
Goosseus, A.P. [951] South Africa K003393852 Yes
Burchell [1979] South Africa K000255508 Unknown Type Material Yes
[C. H. Hutton] [[6/72]] South Africa K003393859 Yes
Muller, D.B. [1673] South Africa K003393897 Yes
Smith, C.A. [5222] South Africa K003393901 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [4216] South Africa K003393920 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [2375] South Africa K003393877 Yes
Duthie, A. [1684] South Africa K003393907 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2256] South Africa K003393893 Yes
MacOwan, P. [514] South Africa K000255511 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tinley, K.L. [3049] South Africa K003393902 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1766] South Africa K003393895 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2165] South Africa K003393854 Yes
Davy, J.B.; F.L.S. [18195] South Africa K003393868 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000255518 Type Yes
Smith, C.A. [3917] South Africa K003393853 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