In this paper is showed a taxonomic study of Paspalum species from Pernambuco. Morphological study was supported by fieldwork and analyses of specimens from 18 Brazilian herbaria. The genus is represented in Pernambuco by 32 species distributed with two subgenera: Paspalum subg. Paspalum and P. subg. Harpostachys, with 29 and three species, respectively. Only P. notatum is not native. Ten species are new from Pernambuco state and the occurrence of the P. calliferum is the first record to Brazil. Information about taxonomic relationships, geographic distribution and economic use are given.
Paspalum; Taxonomy; Poaceae; Pernambuco; Brazil
