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Panicum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 55 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000027882.

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Synonyms of Panicum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Arthragrostis Lazarides Nuytsia 5: 285 (1984 publ. 1985) wfo-4000003149
Chasea Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64 (1911) wfo-4000007713
Eatonia Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 104 (1819) wfo-4000012854
Eriolytrum Desv. ex Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 219 (1830) wfo-4000013849
Monachne P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 49 (1812) wfo-4000024606
Phanopyrum (Raf.) Nash Fl. S.E. U.S. : 104 (1903) wfo-4000029121
Polyneura Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 53 (1930) wfo-4000030757
Psilochloa Launert Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 8: 156 (1970) wfo-4000031780
Talasium Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 22 (1827) wfo-4000037468
Yakirra Lazarides & R.D.Webster Brunonia 7: 292 (1985) wfo-4000041071
Aconisia J.R.Grande Phytoneuron 2014-22: 2 (2014) wfo-4000046265

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Panicum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum abscendens Kunth – wfo-0001248619
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum aciculare var. aciculare – – — wfo-0001099053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum acuminatum var. acuminatum – – wfo-0001097048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum acutiflorum Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 4: 283 (1816) wfo-0000882863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum adenense Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 187 (1921) wfo-0000882871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum aequiglume var. prostratum Hack. & Arechav. Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 1: 114. 1894 wfo-0001395195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum aggressifolium Swallen Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 258. 1957 wfo-0001351294
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum agrostoides var. agrostoides – – — wfo-0001096617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum albertense Mez Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 2 (1921) wfo-0000882932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum albidum Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56(4, Beibl. 125): 2. 1921 [18 Feb 1921] wfo-0001096811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum alopecuroideum L. Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 82 1762 — wfo-0001096829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum alopecurum Fischer ex Sprengel Novi Provent. 38 1819 — wfo-0001096830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum alopecurus L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 112 (1912), nomen. wfo-0001352262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum ambiguum f. latifolium Freyn – — wfo-0001098512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum ambitiosum E.Fourn. Mexic. Pl. 2: 300 (1886) wfo-0000882976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum amlisa Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 8882 C. 1848 [5 Aug 1848] wfo-0001352263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum amnigenum Trin. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 252 (1841) wfo-0000882985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum anceps subsp. anceps – – — wfo-0001265970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum ancylocarpum Nees ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 252 (1841) wfo-0000883009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum angustatum Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 157 (1853) wfo-0000883017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum annulum var. annulum – – — wfo-0001096650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum anomalum Walter Fl. Carol. : 72 (1788) wfo-0000883031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum arechavaletae Hicken Chlor. Plat. Argent. : 30 (1910) wfo-0000883069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum aristatum Raspail Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 299, absque desc. 1825 wfo-0000883085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum aristispiculum (B.K.Simon) Zuloaga PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191529 (25) 2018 wfo-1000057769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum arizonicum var. arizonicum – – — wfo-0001262027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum arizonicum var. major Scribn. & Merr. Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 32: 3. 1901 wfo-0000883093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum arrectum Hack. ex T.Durand Consp. Fl. Afr. [T.A. Durand & H. Schinz] 5: 741. 1894 [Dec 1894] wfo-0000883097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum atropurpureum Desv. Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 201 (1831) wfo-0000883122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum australiense var. intermedium (R.D.Webster) Zuloaga PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191529 (33) 2018 wfo-1200069368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum baileyi var. baileyi – – wfo-0001401849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum baileyi var. patens Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 wfo-0001401850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum barbatulum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 253, 255, in syn., sphalm. wfo-0001096868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum barbatum J.Le Conte ex Torr. Man. Bot. N. States ed. 2: 342 1818 — wfo-0000883181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum bertonii Hack. ex Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag. ser. 2, 2: 149 (1918) wfo-0000883224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum bicknellii var. bicknellii – – — wfo-0001096489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum boreale var. boreale – – — wfo-0001096490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum boscii var. boscii – – — wfo-0001096631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum bracetatum Dufour – — wfo-0001248661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brassianum (B.K.Simon) Zuloaga PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191529 (25) 2018 wfo-1000057770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brassianum var. minutiflorum (B.K.Simon) Zuloaga PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191529 (26) 2018 wfo-1200069367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brevifolium Jahn ex Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 193 (1824) wfo-0000883310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brevifolium var. amaliae Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 wfo-0001393039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brizanthum Hochst. Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 19, nomen (1841); et ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 363. wfo-0000883322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum brizoides J.Jacq. Ecl. Gram. Rar. 2. t. 2; Trin. Gram. Panic. 128. wfo-0001096936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum bulbosum subsp. sciaphillum (Rupr. ex E.Fourn.) Hitchc. & Chase Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 15: 83 1910 — wfo-0000883341
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum byrsina Wiehler Selbyana 2: 119 (-120), pl. 33d. 1977 wfo-0001351917
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum callosum Hochst. Schimp. Iter. Abyss. Sectio III. #1713 1844 — wfo-0001250310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum calumet Brouss. Elench. Horti Bot. Monspel. : 42 (1805) wfo-0000883378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum calvescens var. alpha Nees Gram. Panic. [Trinius] 193. 1826 wfo-0001395197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum calvescens var. beta Nees Gram. Panic. [Trinius] 193. 1826 wfo-0001395198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cannifolia Rchb. ex Schltdl. Linnaea 26(2): 139 1854 — wfo-0001096938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum capense Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 186 (1921) wfo-0000883395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum capillare var. gattingeri Nash – wfo-0001402778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum capillare var. philadelphicum Trin. Gram. Panic. [Trinius] 216. 1826 wfo-0001398982
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum capillare var. soboliferum Tuck. Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 53: 854. 1900 wfo-0001395199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cartilagineum Muhl. Descr. Gram. : 128 (1817) wfo-0000883440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum catasusii D.Morejón Revista Jard. Bot. Nac. Univ. Habana 44: 165 2023 wfo-1000065090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum caudigerum Trin. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 254 (1841) wfo-0000883452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cayennense var. typica Pilg. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(2): 132. 1901 [2 Jul 1901] wfo-0001395200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum chaetorhachis Hack. ex Heering Untersuch. Weideverhaltn Deutsch-Sudwestafr. : 15 (1911) wfo-0000883473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum chamaelonche var. chamaelonche – – — wfo-0001097046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum chintaman Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 8712 D. 1848 [5 Aug 1848] wfo-0001352264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum chrysochaetum Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 50 (1853) wfo-0000883510
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cienkowskii Asch. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 300 (1867) wfo-0000883518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum ciliatum Thunb. Mus. Nat. Acad. Upsal. 10: 148 (1787) wfo-0000883527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum clarksonianum (B.K.Simon) Zuloaga PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191529 (26) 2018 wfo-1000057771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum columbianum var. columbianum – – — wfo-0001096625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum commonsianum subsp. commonsianum – – — wfo-0001233898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum commonsianum var. commonsianum – – — wfo-0001096624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum commutatum var. ashei ( ex Ashe) Fernald Rhodora 36: 83. 1934 wfo-0000883602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum commutatum var. commutatum – – — wfo-0001096630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum commutatum var. minor Vasey Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 34. 1889 wfo-0000883609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum compositum var. firmiusculum Döll Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(2): 147. 1877 [1 Mar 1877] wfo-0001395201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum compressum (R.Br.) Poir. Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique Suppl. 4 1816 wfo-0001350832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum confusum C.Cordem. Fl. Réunion : 118 (1895) wfo-0000883636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. edulis (Hitchc.) Makino & Nemoto Fl. Japan 1470 1925 — wfo-0001097119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. laxiusculum Döll Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(2): 143. 1877 [1 Mar 1877] wfo-0001395202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. muricata (P.Beauv.) Farw. – wfo-0001390968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. pauciflorum Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. [Ascherson & Graebner]. 2(1): 70. 1898 wfo-0001399935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. pumila (Gruner) Pacz. Zap. Kievsk. Obač. Estestvoisp. 13: 137 1894 — wfo-0001243520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. sabulicola (Nees) Döll Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(2): 142. 1877 [1 Mar 1877] , as 'sabulicolum' wfo-0000883733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. sieberiana Asch. & Schweinf. – — wfo-0001098713
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-galli var. typicum Stuck. Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires ser. 3, 6: 428. 1906 wfo-0001395203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crus-pavonis (Kunth) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 1: 586. 1821 [Apr-Jun 1821] wfo-1200040850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum crusgalli var. colonum (L.) Coss. – wfo-0001392665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cuyabense var. micranthum Hack. ex Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag. ser. 2, 2: 160. 1918 Nomen wfo-0001395204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum cylindricum Thunb. Mus. Nat. Acad. Upsal. 10: 148 (1779) wfo-0000883787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum daltoni Parl. ex Hook. Niger Fl. 185 1849 — wfo-0001243460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decipiens Kunth Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 1: 92. 1833 [Jul-Aug 1833] wfo-0000883818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decipiens f. schultheissii A.F.Schwarz – — wfo-0001098515
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum f. decompositum – – wfo-0001327080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum f. laevifolium Domin Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 1912 in obs. wfo-0001327081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum f. scaberulum Domin Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 1912 in obs. wfo-0001327083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum var. biflorum Gauba Vict. Naturalist 65 1948 wfo-0001393112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum var. decompositum – – wfo-0001393106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum decompositum var. typicum Domin Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 1912 wfo-0001393120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum demissum f. dusenii Ekman Ark. Bot. 13, no. 10: 28, 29. 1913 wfo-0001324062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum demissum f. genuinum Ekman Ark. Bot. 13, no. 10: 28, 29. 1913 wfo-0001324063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Panicum densum Muhl. Descr. Gram. : 122 (1817) wfo-0000883852