Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a formerly accepted genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. As of June 2024, Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of Setaria.
The genus included about 40 species of annuals and perennials native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Selected former species
- Paspalidium basicladum = Setaria basiclada
- Paspalidium caespitosum = Setaria brigalow (brigalow grass)
- Paspalidium distans = Setaria distans
- Paspalidium inaequale = Holcolemma dispar
- Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media
- Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa
References
- Stapf, Otto. 1920. In Prain, David, Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 582-583
- Tropicos, Paspalidium Stapf
- Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
- "Paspalidium Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- Flora of China FOC Vol. 22 Page 537 类雀稗属 lei que bai shu Paspalidium Stapf in Prain, Fl. Trop. Africa. 9: 582. 1920.
- Flora of Pakistan
- Atlas of Living Australia, Paspalidium Stapf, Watercrown Grass
- Allen, C. M. Paspalidium. Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- Paspalidium. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
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