Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003 (Syn: (=) Panicum hirsutissimum Steud. (previously associated with 2 accessions); (≡) Panicum maximum Jacq. (basionym); Panicum maximum var. coloratum C. T. White [≡ Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus]; (=) Panicum maximum var. hirsutissimum (Steud.) Oliv.; Panicum maximum var. pubiglume K. Schum. [≡ Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis]; (=) Panicum maximum var. trichoglume Robyns; (≡) Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R. D. Webster); . Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula: Aldabra, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Ascension, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central American Pac, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is. as per POWO; .
Date: 11.12.2011 Habitat: urban Road side. Habit: Grass. it may be Panicum maximum Yes. Panicum maximum – Guinea grass
Please help me in identification of this grass which is about a metre height. The habitat is shady and post-monsoon. I don’t have close-ups of this plant. Date: 12 Dec 2010 Place: Sathyamangalam RF, TN Alt.: 235 m asl Panicum maximum
Attached images are unknown grass from Kamrup district(Metro), Assam. Please ID the species. Date :16.10.2013 Location: Kamrup district (Metro), Assam Family : Poaceae Genus & species : ?? Habitat: Grows wild on road side Habit : Herb most probably it is Panicum maximum
Fwd: [efloraofindia:211227] POEACEA ID from Bangladesh SM 189- 5 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Looks like Eragrostis species. Panicum sp. most probably p. maximum.? Panicum maximum    For Id 211015SG1 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. Place: Jammu Altitude: 350 m Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- Herb- grass Height- about 2 to 3 ft plz look into Genus Panicum. This is a hairy variety of Panicum maximum, introduced as a fodder grass
Habitat: Found close to Cannibis sativa The grass on the sides with broad leaves? Panicum sp. Panicum maximum – Guinea grass
Place: Mohali, India Habitat: Found close to Cannibis sativa Leaves? Will see if I have it.
A kind of Eragrostis Panicum maximum Panicum maximum var. pubiglumis (Guinea grass variety with pubescent spikelets). This fodder grass has escaped to the wild as a weed and is now commonly seen in Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab .    Plant ID: 3 high res. images. Bhopal 15/8/2023 Looks like Guinea grass – Panicum maximum – wait for inflorescence for confirmation . References: POWO |
Megathyrsus maximus (Introduced)
Updated on December 24, 2024