Panicum plenum Hitchc. & Chase (Poaceae), a species predominantly American in distribution is described here as a new record for India, based on a collection from Coimbatore Tamil Nadu. Panicum garadei Sunderaragh. & Karth. was found to be conspecific with this species and has been treated here as a new synonym.
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Kabeer, K.A. and Nair, V.J., 2009. Panicum plenum Hitchc. & Chase (Poaceae): A new record for India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(3), pp.473-476. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-ZQCGQC
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2009
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