Taxon:  Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. bispicatum Hack. ex Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:
409667
Place of publication:
Fl. Manila 86.  1912
Verified:
12/12/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. (336 active accession[s])
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. horneri (Henrard) de Koning & Sosef (0 active accession[s])
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. lanceolatum de Koning & Sosef (0 active accession[s])
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. scrobiculatum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Paspalum cartilagineum J. Presl
Paspalum commersonii Lam.
Paspalum polystachyum R. Br.
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. commersonii (Lam.) Stapf
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. polystachyum (R. Br.) Stapf

Images (5 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
  2. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Paspalum commersonii Lam.
  3. Kellogg, E. A. et al. 2020. Checklist of the grasses of India. PhytoKeys 163:1-560, page 215. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393. Note: as Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. scrobiculatum
  4. Koning, R. de & M. S. M. Sosef. 1985. The Malesian species of Paspalum L. (Gramineae). Blumea 30:305-307.
  5. Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource).
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:185.
  8. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishkoda grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:185.
Englishscrobic  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:185.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1Native    paleotropics0
Native (paleotropics)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Paspalum commersonii Lam.
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=409667. Accessed 17 April 2026.