Poaceae Barnhart
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs , legitimate, scientific
Simon, B.K. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (3 December 2003), Megathyrsus, a new generic name for Panicum subgenus Megathyrsus. Austrobaileya 6(3): 572 APC [comb. nov.]
basionym: Panicum maximum Jacq. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster legitimate
  • APC Comment: Treated as Panicum maximum on NI; infraspecific identity of this material is uncertain.
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised)
Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 298 (fig.) -299 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum maximum Jacq. legitimate common name: Guinea Grass [n/a]