We propose fifteen synonyms for Paspalumspecies belonging to the informal Plicatula group: P. paludosum Swallen and P. validum Swallen to P. atratum Swallen, P. guaricense Swallen to P. centrale Chase, P. plicatulum Michx. var. villosissimum Pilg. to P. geminiflorum Steud., P. goyanum Swallen and P. plicatulum var. rigidum Döll to P. glaucescens Hack., P. gracile J. Le Conte and P. nicorae Parodi to P. lepton Schult., P. limbatum Henrard, P. formosum Swallen and P. pontanale Swallen to P. lenticulare Kunth, P. olivaceum Hitchc. & Chase to P. riparium Nees, P. plicatulum var. cinereum Döll, P. macedoi Swallen and P. kempffii Killeen to P. rojasii Hack., and P. telmatum Swallen to P. wrightii Hitchc. & Chase. Paspalum lepton is a new record for the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Paniceae; Plicatula group; taxonomy