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Paspalum vaginatum

Sw. (1788)

This name is accepted

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

large seashore paspalum, seashore paspalum

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Description

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Synonyms (39)

Digitaria foliosa Lag. (1816)
Digitaria paspalodes var. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange (1861)
Digitaria tristachya Schult. (1824)
Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Philippe (1859)
Digitaria vaginata var. longipes (Lange) Sennen (1912)
Panicum littorale (R.Br.) Kuntze (1898)
Panicum vaginatum (Sw.) Godr. (1856)
Paspalum boryanum J.Presl (1830)
Paspalum brachiatum Trin. ex Nees (1829)
Paspalum didactylum Salzm. ex Steud. (1853)
Paspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) P.Fourn. (1934)
Paspalum distichum var. ampinense Hayata (1918)
Paspalum distichum var. anpinense Hayata (1918)
Paspalum distichum var. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey (1888)
Paspalum distichum var. longerepens Domin (1915)
Paspalum distichum var. nanum (Döll) Stapf (1898)
Paspalum distichum var. tristachyum (Schult.) Alph.Wood (1861)
Paspalum distichum var. vaginatum (Sw.) Griseb. (1864)
Paspalum fissifolium Nees ex Döll (1877)
Paspalum foliosum (Lag.) Kunth (1829)
Paspalum furcatum var. fissum Döll (1877)
Paspalum gayanum É.Desv. (1854)
Paspalum inflatum A.Rich. (1850)
Paspalum jaguaense León (1946)
Paspalum kleinianum J.Presl (1830)
Paspalum kora J.R.Forst. ex Spreng. (1824)
Paspalum littorale R.Br. (1810)
Paspalum moandaense Vanderyst (1925)
Paspalum reimarioides Chapm. (1883)
Paspalum reptans Poir. ex Döll (1877)
Paspalum squamatum Steud. (1853)
Paspalum tristachyum Leconte (1820)
Paspalum vaginatum f. longipes Lange (1854)
Paspalum vaginatum subsp. nanum (Döll) Loxton (1977)
Paspalum vaginatum var. littorale (R.Br.) Trin. (1854)
Paspalum vaginatum var. longipes Lange (1855)
Paspalum vaginatum var. nanum Döll (1877)
Paspalum vaginatum var. reimarioides Chapm. (1897)
Sanguinaria vaginata (Sw.) Bubani (1901)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 21 (1788)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1577 (K, O, H); Herbst & Clayton 1998:32/Snow & Lau 2010:55/Faccenda 2023c:133 (KEY); Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:7 (M); Oppenheimer 2003:22 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Paspalum vaginatum Mokuleia Growing below Para grass & floating water. Preserved_Specimen Lyman, R. Oahu BISH 1940-08-23
2 Paspalum vaginatum Waiahole Stream, on banks of stream at interface with the ocean Forming thick mats along shoreline under saturated conditions, interspersed with some Sphagneticola trilobata and Vigna marina. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 200130 Oahu BISH 2001-05-21
3 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua, Hamakua Marsh, mauka of Hamakua Drive Growing in open water; sterile. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 9216 Oahu BISH 1992-04-04
4 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua, outlet of Kaelepulu Pond Forming meadows on each side of stream, brackish water. Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37178 Oahu BISH 1937-07-18
5 Paspalum vaginatum Hanalei along taro paddy banks; uncommon; assoc'd w/Fimbristylis Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6251 Kauai BISH 1978-09-12
6 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua Beach Forming dense sod at margin of brackish estuary. Preserved_Specimen Upper leaf surface glabrous, a few weak hairs at aurieles. Fosberg, F.R. 29719 Oahu BISH 1948-03-24
7 Paspalum vaginatum James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Kahuku, Oahu Growing in water, rooted, forming large patches or circles, in ca. 6-10 inches of water. Preserved_Specimen Dark green grass, creeping, forming large mats. Long stems rooting at nodes. Inflorescence, raceme 2 alternate, spreading. Crago, L.M. 2005046 Oahu BISH 2005-02-04
8 Paspalum vaginatum E side of Kawainui Marsh, Kailua Locally abundant in ditch on E side of levee, growing in mud & standing water. Preserved_Specimen Tangled masses 4-8 dm deep, most racemes dry. Fosberg, F.R. 56672 Oahu BISH 1977-03-05
9 Paspalum vaginatum Kekaha Sugar Co, drainage ditch betw fields 240 & 242 Growing well in water, growing on the banks. Preserved_Specimen Vigorous grass. Jones, D. Kauai BISH 1964-09-25
10 Paspalum vaginatum Vicinity of Kapuaiwa coconut grove With Batis. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 110147 Molokai BISH 2001-11-18
11 Paspalum vaginatum W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in muddy ground at edge of golf course in Scaevola coastal shrubland. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 60104 Maui BISH 2001-06-02
12 Paspalum vaginatum Kahuku; James Campbell National Wildlife Park, in vicinity of bird-viewing gazebo Common grass in standing water w/Echinochloa colona, Bacopa monnieri, Bolboschoenus. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 9221 Oahu BISH 1992-04-05
13 Paspalum vaginatum Hilo, Coconut Island Large colonies present in slightly saltier areas than the nearby P. distichum, very close to the ocean Preserved_Specimen Only one flower stalk able to be found, but common on rocks on ocean edge. Preferring more saline habitat than the nearby P. distichum Faccenda, K. 2339 Hawaii BISH 2022-03-06
14 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua Beach Edge of brackish water. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 13182 Oahu BISH 1936-07-10
15 Paspalum vaginatum Koolaupoko District, ca. 3 mi N of old sugar mill chimney on kamehameha Hwy, Kaoio Point area Large colony covering sand betw rd & beach, anchors sand. Preserved_Specimen Spreads rapidly by stolons. Herbst, D.R. 96 Oahu BISH 1966-05-22
16 Paspalum vaginatum Hanapepe River Crossing, Hanapepe Town, Kauai, Hawaii Growing mauka of bridge on mucky wet banks. Preserved_Specimen Large mat-forming grass, inflorescence Y. Crago, L.M. 2005160 Kauai BISH 2005-08-03
17 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua, Hamakua Marsh, mauka of Hamakua Drive Creeping grass growing on dried mudflats with Spergularia marina, Bacopa monnieri. Sterile. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 929 Oahu BISH 1992-04-04
18 Paspalum vaginatum Honouliuli Marshy area. Preserved_Specimen The 2 flowering spikes joined at tip when found. Nodes pubescent. Shinbara, B. Oahu BISH 1962-06-26
19 Paspalum vaginatum KAUAI Lihue District. Brackish pools near Nukolii Beach Park, East Kauai Coastal Wet Sedgeland Heliotropium curassavicum, Portulaca oleracea, Bacopa monnieri, Batis maritima, Pluchea indica, Brachiaria mutica, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Thespesis populnea, Morinda citrifolia, Scaevola taccada. Forming a continuous mat half a meter thick arising from the mud within and all around the margins of a series of shallow brackish pools, just mauka of coastal dunes. Preserved_Specimen Culms thick, fleshy, medium green on upper parts, dark brown below. Dominant on pod edge, then mixed with Brachiaria mutica, Bacopa monnieri, Heliotropiu Williams, A.M. 747 Kauai BISH 2022-09-23
20 Paspalum vaginatum W Maui, Lahaina District, Hanakaoo Ka'anapali Resort, south end, growing on bank of lagoon. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 109907 Maui BISH 1999-10-14
21 Paspalum vaginatum Central Maui, southern coast of isthmus, Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Common weedy grass on pond banks in former baitfish facility W of Kealia Pond. Associated with Distichlis spicata, Pluchea indica, P. xfosbergii. Fertile. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 9830 Maui BISH 1998-10-07
22 Paspalum vaginatum Paani St., Honolulu. Filled in swamp Preserved_Specimen Rare Takahashi, M. Oahu BISH 1938-06-05
23 Paspalum vaginatum Waiakea, Leleiwi Pt Forming dense mat at edge of beach, often inundated with salt water. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent grass, abundant, robust, luxuriant. Herbst, D.R. 4082 Hawaii BISH 1974-08-14
24 Paspalum vaginatum Hanalei District, Kilauea, Kauapea (Secret) Beach Coastal wet cliff. W/ Bacopa monnieri, Lythrum maritimum, Scaevola taccada, Cyperus javanicus, Chamaesyce celastroides var. stokesii, Ischaemum bryone, on seeping walls Preserved_Specimen not on sheet Wood, K.R. 2692 Kauai BISH 1993-07-30
25 Paspalum vaginatum Kailua, outlet of Kaelepulu Pond Forming meadows on each side of stream, brackish water. Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37178 Oahu BISH 1937-07-18
26 Paspalum vaginatum Sand islet at inner NW corner of triangle formed by seaplane runways, Keehi Lagoon Preserved_Specimen Forming dense mats. Herbst, D.R. 1963 Kauai BISH 1971-06-13
27 Paspalum vaginatum By Kaluinui Stream Growing into brackish water behind beach. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1978-05-18
28 Paspalum vaginatum Paani St., Honolulu. Rare in field in swamp Preserved_Specimen Takahashi, M. Oahu BISH 1938-05-01
29 Paspalum vaginatum Menehune Fish Pond, Niumalu, Okada property Rhizophora mangle, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Cocos nucifera, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pluchea indica, Thespesia populnea, Chrysophyllum, Macaranga, Ricinis communis, Panicum maximum Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 5884 Kauai BISH 1996-12-20
30 Paspalum vaginatum W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Maui HAPI 10/18/2007
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