Paspalum scrobiculatum

Paspalum scrobiculatum L., Mant. Pl. 1: 29 1767. (Syn: Paspalum adelogaeum Steud.; Paspalum akoense Hayata; Paspalum amazonicum Trin.; Paspalum auriculatum J.Presl; Paspalum barbatum Schumach. [Illegitimate]; Paspalum borbonicum Steud.; Paspalum boscianum Flüggé; Paspalum brunneum Bosc ex Flüggé; Paspalum cartilagineum J.Presl .; Paspalum coloratum Rich. ex Döll [Invalid]; Paspalum commersonii Lam.; …; Paspalum commutatum Nees; Paspalum confertum J.Le Conte; Paspalum coromandelinum Lam.; Paspalum deightonii (C.E.Hubb.) Clayton; Paspalum dissectum Nees .; Paspalum firmum Trin.; Paspalum frumentaceum Rottler ex P.Beauv [Invalid]; Paspalum horneri Henrard; Paspalum jardinii Steud.; Paspalum kora Willd.; Paspalum ledermannii Mez; Paspalum longifolium var. pseudo-orbiculare Jansen; Paspalum mauritanicum Nees ex Steud. [Illegitimate]; Paspalum metabolon Steud.; Paspalum metzii Steud.; Paspalum moratii Toutain; Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. .; Paspalum palustre Vanderyst [Invalid]; Paspalum polo F.M.Bailey; Paspalum polystachyum R.Br.; Paspalum puberulum Roem. & Schult.; Paspalum pubescens R.Br. [Illegitimate]; Paspalum purpurascens Elliott; Paspalum scrobiculatum var. auriculatum (J.Presl & C.Presl) Merr. ………………; Paspalum serpens J.Presl ex Trin.; Paspalum thunbergii var. minus Makino; Paspalum virgatum Walter [Illegitimate] ..; Paspalum zollingeri Steud.);
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Tropical & Subtropical Old World to N. & E. Australia: Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Ascension, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., South Carolina, St.Helena, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virginia, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is. as per POWO;
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grass ID1 from Hooghly 15/9/12 SK1:
I regret that i have lost the piece of paper where i noted down leaf & raceme sizes of this grass. There were a few of this grass in an uncultivated land growing by the dense vegetation of Saccharum sp. (possibly S. spontaneum L.).

Is this grass Paspalum scrobiculatum L. ?
Species ; UNKNOWN
Habit & Habitat : found in an uncultivated land, about 2.5 feet high
Date : 8/9/12, 3.00 p.m.
Place : Gobra (Hooghly)

Yes it is Paspalum scrobiculatum.

Thank you very much Sir. Now i have data on its leaves and raceme, and also more pictures, recorded today.

Height : decumbent erect, erect part about 2 feet, a few roots at nodes at the base region
Leaves : average 10 cm x 6 mm
Raceme : 6 cm

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26th September 2014
Bangalore outskirts

I would have certainly identified it as Paspalum scrobiculatum L., if there were a few racemes more…. but then FoC says it can have only two racemes.
Please, wait for experts…

Thank you very much for identifying as P. scrobiculatum sir. 🙂

I did a mistake, the correct words would be – Paspalum scrobiculatum L. sometimes can have more than two racemes. Please, check the KEY by …- efi thread.

i am agreeing with …

It is Paspalum scrobiculatum. It may have 2 or 3 racemes. No issues!

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Grass Week : Paspalidium punctatum:
photographed this grass in Pench Tiger Reserve on 13-10-2006,
I think this is Paspalidium punctatum, but not very sure please confirm the id

– i think this is a Paspalum species. Pl check this link for Paspalidium punctatum:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=95449&flora_id=2

-On seeing this photograph, Paspalum distichum came to my mind.

It is Paspalum scrobiculatum var. commersonii

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References:
POWO

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