Taxon:  Panicum subalbidum Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:
103519
Place of publication:
Révis. gramin. 2:397, t. 112.  1831
Verified:
10/12/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum glabrescens Steud.
Panicum longijubatum (Stapf) Stapf
Panicum proliferum Lam. var. longijubatum Stapf

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  5. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  7. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  10. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  11. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: = Panicum antidotale Retz.
  12. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Panicum s. str. (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and insights into its biogeography and evolution. PLoS One 13(2): e0191529. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191529.
  13. Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishelbow buffalo grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana n.Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia n.Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provincee.Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic   
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana (n.), Lesotho, Namibia (n.), Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  4. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  6. Zuloaga, F. O. 2022. A revision of Panicum sect. Dichotomiflora (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 10:325-364. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1048. Note: perennial
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Weed  Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103519. Accessed 15 April 2026.