Poaceae
Paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium Lam.

First published in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 176 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Brazil to N. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Florida, Mississippi

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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hall, D.W. (2019). Grasses of Florida: 1-353. University press of Florida.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. & Pensiero, J.F. (2014). Gramineae VI. Flora del Paraguay 45: 1-392. Editions des Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hall, D.W. (2019). Grasses of Florida: 1-353. University press of Florida.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pedersen, T.M. [6182] Argentina K003644973 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K003644988 Yes
Hassler, E. Paraguay K003623373 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [23668] Argentina K003644986 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [3749] Argentina K003644977 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001102456 Yes
Atkinson, W.T.; Wilson, G. K003928638 Yes
Riedel [1646] Brazil K001102455 Yes
Balansa, B. Paraguay K003623369 Yes
Leprieur, M. French Guiana K003623374 Yes
Balansa, B. Paraguay K003623368 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [23152] Argentina K003644978 Yes
[A. Shydes] [976] Argentina K003644985 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [7240] Argentina K003644981 Yes
Chase, M.W. [9282] K001069374 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [3439] Argentina K003644970 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [23102] Argentina K003644987 Yes
Rosengurtt [B-7547] Argentina K003644972 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K003644990 Yes
Ventania, P. [484] Argentina K003644980 Yes
Gillies [s.n.] Argentina K003644991 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, M.; Zuloaga, F. [2955] Argentina K003644979 Yes
s.coll. Paraguay K003623372 Yes
Medina, B.R. [33] Argentina K003644974 Yes
Atkinson, W.T.; Wilson, G. K003928637 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [5358] Argentina K003644971 Yes
Lewis [1457] Argentina K003644982 Yes
Atkinson, W.T.; Wilson, G. K003928639 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. Paraguay K003623371 Yes
Sellow Brazil K003623370 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [23438] Argentina K003644984 Yes
Medina, B.R. [33] Argentina K003644976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K003644989 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [2673] Argentina K003644983 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