Poaceae
Paspalum

Paspalum melanospermum Desv. ex Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 315 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico, Caribbean, Colombia to N. South America and Brazil. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2013 Bona, M.S.; Renvoize, S.A. [1201] Brazil K000983554 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Burchell [6451-2] Brazil K000983560 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Eden, M.J. [EM 33] Brazil K000983553 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Santos, M.R. [1997] Brazil K000983556 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Swallen, J.R. [4996] Brazil K000983557 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Carvalho, J.H. [613] Brazil K000983552 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Lowe, J. [4264] Brazil K001054442 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Swallen, J.R. [3472] Brazil K000983561 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Lanna; Castellanos (23682) [292] Brazil K000983558 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Swallen, J.R. [3472] Brazil K000983562 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1395] Brazil K000983555 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3706] Brazil K000983587 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [11890] Brazil K000983559 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3960] Brazil K000983550 Yes
Smith, H.H. [124] Colombia K001462881 Yes
Smith, H.H. [124], Colombia K001462881 Yes
Venezuela K001462882 Yes
Venezuela K001462883 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S. [120] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004022 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J.S. [4220] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004111 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J. [4220] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004115 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M.; Stannard, B.; Lewis, G.P.; Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M.; Arraes, M.G. [CFCR6707] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004112 Yes
Chase, A. [8104] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004114 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J.S. [2623] Brazil Paspalum foveolatum K000004113 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0