Paspalum communeLillo [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Paspalum virgatumL. [family POACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Paspalum alcalinum
Paspalum purpurascens
Paspalum sp.
Paspalum wrightii
Paspalum regnellii
Paspalum commune
Paspalum platyaxis
Paspalum urvillei
Paspalum elatum
Paspalum paniculatum
Paspalum palustre
Paspalum conspersum
Paspalum boscianum
Paspalum virgatum
Information
Entry for Paspalum virgatum Linn. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Paspalum virgatumLinn. [family POACEAE]
Uses
Agri-horticulture: land conservation
Description
A clumped perennial grass, culms erect to 2 m; native of tropical S America, now reported present in Upper Volta where it is being used on stream-banks to prevent erosion (1).
