Two new species of Paspalum L. belonging to the informal group Plicatula are described and illustrated. Paspalum laurentii L., from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, is mainly recognized by the long trichomes on the margins of the rachis and pedicel. Paspalum longipedicellatum L., from Mato Grosso do Sul, west-central Brazil, is flabellate at the base, with short rhizomes covered by velvety cataphylls, the trichomes yellowish, and it has long spikelet pedicels, specially in the proximal portion of each raceme.
Brazil; Gramineae; grasses; Mato Grosso do Sul state; Plicatula group; Rio Grande do Sul state
