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Paspalum macrophyllum

Kunth (1816)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Paspalum

big leaf paspalum

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 92 (1816)

Other References

Herbst & Clayton 1998:32 (NEWNAT/H, KEY); Snow & Lau 2010:56/Faccenda 2023c:133 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Paspalum macrophyllum South Kona, lands of Kapua, makai of main hwy below macadamia nut orchards On gravel road along with Sporobolus indicus, Parthenium hysterophorus, Leucaena leucocephala, Waltheria indica. Preserved_Specimen Low-growing grass. Imada, C. 949 Hawaii BISH 1994-03-12
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