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Taxon:  Paspalum dilatatum Poir.



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:
26843
Place of publication:
Encycl. 5:35. 1804
Verified:
05/11/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (19  active, 15  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)
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  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. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
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  19. Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
  20. Koning, R. de & M. S. M. Sosef. 1985. The Malesian species of Paspalum L. (Gramineae). Blumea 30:293-294. URL: 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 AsiaCyprus  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  
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 León 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Solomon Islands
  • 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
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Nuevo León]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, México, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii, United States Minor Outlying Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, United States [American Samoa]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentalerosion control 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:178. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalerosion control Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalerosion control Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsincluding 'Paraguay'Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Weedpotential seed contaminant 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
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds


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