Paspalum cordatum Hack

Paspalum cordatum Hack. Identification. Perennial tussock grass, short rhizomes, 1.00– 1.65 m height. Leaf-blades linear, 6.5–40.0 cm long, 0.4–0.7 cm wide, acuminate, glabrous to densely hairy on both sides, ligulate. It is characterized by its inflorescence with 3–10 alternate branches, with solitary and cordiform spikelets. Remarks. Occurs on the native grassland, mainly over humid soils. Brazilian range. Midwest (except DF state), North (AM state), South (PR state), Southeast (except ES and RJ states) regions. Materials examined. BRAZIL – São Paulo • Franco da Rocha, Parque Estadual do Juquery; 23°20′56″S, 046°40′55″W; 16 Jan. 2018; collection number vck163; HUFABC2175 • same collection data as for preceding; collection number vck164; HUFABC2176.
Published as part of 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, pp. 507-549 in Check List 17 (2) on page 535, DOI: 10.15560/17.2.507