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Taxon:  Paspalum dilatatum Poir.



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Nomen number:
26843
Place of publication:
Encycl. 5:35. 1804
Verified:
05/11/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. subsp. dilatatum (0 active accession[s])
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. subsp. flavescens Roseng. et al. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98. 2012
  2. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  5. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
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  9. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
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  12. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
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  19. Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988 Note: poisonous
  20. Koning, R. de & M. S. M. Sosef. 1985. The Malesian species of Paspalum L. (Gramineae). Blumea 30:293-294. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
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Common names
English
caterpillar grass –
dallis grass –
water grass –
French
herbe de Dallis –
millet bâtard –
German
Dallisgras –
Italian
paspalo dilatato –
Japanese Rōmaji
shima-suzume-no-hie –
Spanish
grama de agua –
pasto dallis –
Transcribed Chinese
mao hua que bai –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern Asia******  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificU.S. Outlying IslandsJohnston Atoll 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificAmerican Samoa  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificSolomon Islands  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, ******, Jordan, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico, Veracruz]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: U.S. Outlying Islands [Johnston Atoll], United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Solomon Islands
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Grass SAfr; Pl Res SEAs 4:178. 1992; Invasive Pl Spec) –
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kellerman et al., including ‘Paraguay’) –
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Weed CIBA; Invasive Pl Spec) –


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