Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum calvum Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 723 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aké Assi, Contrib. 2: 284.
  • in F.T.A. 9: 723 (1920)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 38 (1958).
  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 433 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 60 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 30 (1947).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 45 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 209 (1934).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 106 (1955).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 723 (1920).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1998 Kamundi, D.; Manyuchi; Gashu; Eyassu; Ayeah [712] Cameroon K001422515 Yes
Jun 1, 1998 Etuge, M.; Pollard; Amy; Richard; Angella; Pat; Cec [3491] Cameroon K001422517 Yes
May 1, 1998 Kamundi, D.; Manyuchi; Gashu; Eyassu; Ayeah [713] Cameroon K001422520 Yes
May 1, 1998 Etuge, M.; Corriera; Gyakari; Tembo; Morepane; Isaa [2262] Cameroon K001422518 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Marsden, J. [45] Cameroon K000182386 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Marsden, J. [41] Cameroon K000182385 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [327] Cameroon K000182393 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Migeod, F. [60] Cameroon K000182387 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [104] Cameroon K000182390 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [104] Cameroon K000182391 Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Maitland, T.D. [850] Cameroon K000182392 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [685] Kenya K000282433 Type Yes
Battiscombe, E. [685] Kenya K000282434 Syntype Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7647] Uganda K000282435 Type Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7686] Uganda K000282436 Syntype Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3727] Uganda K000282437 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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