Genus Dichanthelium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould

Possible synonym of Panicum L.


Summary
Genus number:
14275
Last updated:
3 February 2017
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Dichantheliinae
Common name(s):

panic grass
Accession count:

71 (56  active, 32  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms

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Disseminule drawings\; A-B: Spikelet in two views; C-D: floret in two views; E-F: caryopsis in two views

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References:
  1. Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1986. Genera graminum. Kew Bull add. ser. 13:1-389. Note: = Panicum L.
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: accepts
  3. Soderstrom, T. R. et al., eds. 1987. Grass systematics and evolution 299. Note: = Panicum L.
  4. Webster, R. D. 1988. Genera of the North American Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Syst. Bot. 13:598. Note: = Panicum L.
  5. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1993. A revision of Panicum subg. Dichanthelium sect. Dichanthelium (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae) in Mesoamerica, the West Indies, and South America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:119-193. Note: = Panicum L.
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/taxonomygenus?id=14275. Accessed 11 May 2026.