Panicum repens
Torpedo Grass, Victoria Grass
Also known as: Panicum chromatostigma Pilg. +7 more
- Panicum chromatostigma Pilg.
- Panicum coloratum Cav., 1793
- Panicum convolutum P.Beauv. ex Spreng.
- Panicum kiensieleense Vanderyst
- Panicum kinshasaense Vanderyst
- Panicum kinshassense Vanderyst, 1922
- Panicum nitidum Hack. & Arechav.
- Panicum nyanzense K.Schum.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Panicum repens (commonly known as Torpedo Grass or Victoria grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Congo, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Rwanda, Sardegna, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Yemen