Panicum sellowii Nees

Camargo Keller, Victor, Lopes Pereira-Silva, Erico Fernando & Hardt, Elisa, 2021, High richness, new occurrences, and threatened species in a savanna grassland remnant in the largest Brazilian metropolis, Check List 17 (2), pp. 507-549 : 535

Panicum sellowii Nees

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Identification. Perennial grass with short rhizomes, 0.35–1.0 m height. Leaf-blades lanceolate, leaf base subcordate, slightly asymmetric, glabrous, or with trichomes on both sides, ligulate. It is identified by its typical pan- icle inflorescence, 3–19 cm long, with green spikelets.

Remarks. Unusual species, with few individuals observed on the native grassland.

Brazilian range. All Brazilian regions.

Material examined. BRAZIL – São Paulo • Franco da Rocha, Parque Estadual do Juquery ; 23°21′04″S, 046°42′04″W; 7 Feb. 2018; collection number vck170; HUFABC2112 .

Paspalum carinatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Flüggé Identification. Perennial tussock grass, 25–70 cm height. Leaf-blades filiform, convolute, with long trichomes at the abaxial side, 3–30 cm long, 0.1–0.5 cm wide, ligulate. It is diagnosed by its single branch inflorescence, 4–11 cm long, winged rachis, partially covering the spikelets. Remarks. A common species, observed sparsely amongst the native grassland.

Brazilian range. Midwest, North (except AC, AM and RO states), Northeast ( BA, MA and RN states), South (except RS state), Southeast (except ES and RJ states) regions. Material examined. BRAZIL – São Paulo • Franco da Rocha, Parque Estadual do Juquery ; 23°20′34″S ,

046°42′21″W; 4 Nov. 2016; collection number vck9; HUFABC1888.