Paspalum convexum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Flugge GRIN-Global

Taxon: Paspalum convexum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Flugge

Summary

Genus:

Paspalum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Paspalinae

Nomen number:

26837

Place of publication:

Gram. monogr., Paspalum 175. 1810

Verified:

03/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:457.

Common names

English
Mexican paspalum –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Federal District
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
4	Naturalized

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla, Veracruz, Federal District]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Naturalized ()

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26837. Accessed 20 July 2025.