Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum phragmitoides Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 677 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Myanmar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 21.
  • in F.T.A. 9: 677 (1920)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 432 (1972).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 52 (1958).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 192 (1934).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 677 (1920).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [1229] Burkina Faso K000386727 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Kmoch [156] Burkina Faso K000386738 No
Jan 1, 1963 Kmoch [114] Burkina Faso K000386736 No
Jan 1, 1963 Kmoch [133] Burkina Faso K000386737 Yes
Oct 1, 1962 Brunt, M.A. [22] Cameroon K000182340 Yes
Dec 1, 1961 Rose Innes, R. [31529] Burkina Faso K000386734 Yes
Dec 1, 1961 Boughey, A.S. [11148] Cameroon K000182337 Yes
Dec 1, 1961 Rose Innes, R. [31490] Burkina Faso K000386733 Yes
Scholz [18] Burkina Faso K000386729 Yes
Jackson, J. [1064] Malawi K003392117 Yes
Scholz [15] Burkina Faso K000386731 Yes
Scholz [18] Burkina Faso K000386728 Yes
Pawek, J. [9588] Malawi K003392114 Yes
Gillett, S. [13] Cameroon K000182338 Yes
Pawek [1815] Malawi K003392115 No
Allen, C.E.F. [131] Mozambique K000255439 Type Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [131] Mozambique K000255440 Type Yes
Jackson, G. [1064] Malawi K003392116 Yes
Heath, J. [8] Mali K000386722 Yes
Welwtisch [7434] Angola K000282500 Type Yes
Saadou, M. [1410] Burkina Faso K000386726 Yes
Adam, J.G. [15124] Mali K000386723 Yes
Welwtisch [7254] Angola K000282499 Isosyntype Yes
[C. Sousa] [[1275]] K003392111 Yes
Naegele, A. [32] Burkina Faso K000386725 Yes
Welwtisch [7213] Angola K000282498 Type Yes
Nuvunga, A. [502] Mozambique K003392108 Yes
Scholz [15] Burkina Faso K000386730 Yes
Dalebroux, R. [4005] Mali K000386724 Yes
Jansen, P.C.M.; Boane, C. [7898] Mozambique K003392109 Yes
Quarre [2169] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003392110 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [31083] Burkina Faso K000386735 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17378] Malawi K003392113 Yes

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