Bahia Grass

Paspalum notatum Fliigge, Gram. Monog. 106. 1810
Stems tufted, up to 8 dm. tall, commonly less than 5 dm., glabrous, simple; leaf-sheaths usually ciliate, otherwise glabrous; blades up to 2.5 dm. long, commonly much shorter, 4^8 mm. wide, glabrous, or pubescent on the upper siu-face with short hairs; racemes conjugate, erect or ascending, up to 1 dm. long, usually shorter, the rachis about 1 mm. wide; spikelets singly disposed, 2.7-4 mm. long, 1.8-2.7 mm. wide, glabrous, oval, the first scale wanting, the second and third scales 3-5 -nerved, the fruiting scale minutely roughened with longitudinal rows of papillae.
Type locality : St. Thomas.
Distribution : Mexico to Costa Rica ; Jamaica and Cuba to Grenada ; also in tropical South America.