Panicum elephantipes Nees ex Trin. (Gram. Panic. 206. 1826.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Camalote (Cuba), Camalote gordo (Cuba), Herbe à côtes (Haiti), Yerba de elefante (Haiti), Z'herbe à côtes (Haiti), Z'herbe corse (Haiti), Z'herbe dorse (Haiti),
Citations:1). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 2). Hitchcock, A.S. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies. U.S.D.A. Miscellaneous Publication No. 243. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 3). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 4). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 5). Zuloaga, F.O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46: 1-662.
Last edited 02 Dec 09