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Paspalum L.

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Paspalum L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 846 (1759)
Paspalum L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1759
846
ICN
Paspalum L.
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Paspalum

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Paspalum

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Paspalum L.

Perennials, of various habit. Leaf-sheath open or closed below. Ligule membranous, glabrous. Collar often bearded. Leaf-blade flat or convolute, rolled in bud. Culm simple or branched. Inflorescence paniculate, of spike-like racemes, these solitary, digitate or scattered along a simple common rachis. Racemes bearing subsessile to short-pedicelled, ± appressed, single or paired spikelets in two rows along one side of narrow or wing-like rachis. Spikelets lanceolate to oblong or orbicular, awnless, dorsally compressed, usually planoconvex, falling entire at maturity, 2-flowered, florets awnless; lower floret Ø, reduced to a lemma; upper floret ☿. Glumes membranous; lower usually 0, rarely a small scale, upper ≈ spikelet. Lower floret: lemma similar in size and texture to upper glume but less convex, or flat; palea 0 or vestigial. Upper floret: lemma ± crustaceous, glabrous, usually obtuse with firm inrolled margins; palea ≈ lemma and similar in texture; lodicules 2, minute, broadly cuneate, rather fleshy; stamens 3; ovary apex glabrous, styles subterminal, free; caryopsis ± biconvex, embryo < ½ length of caryopsis, hilum subbasal, punctiform.

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Paspalum L.
Paspalum
Paspalum L.

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Paspalum L.
Tonga

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1f35f383-9195-4344-8039-b190193ff018
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
24 January 2014
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