Back Blousaadsoetgras Afrikaans ثمام كبير Arabic ثمام كبير ARZ Panicum maximum Catalan Panicum maximum CEB Megathyrsus maximus Spanish Guineanhirssi Finnish Megathyrsus maximus French Zèb ginen HT Megathyrsus maximus ID
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Megathyrsus |
| Species: | M. maximus
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Megathyrsus maximus, known as Guinea grass and green panic grass,[2] is a large perennial bunch grass that is native to Africa and Yemen. It has been introduced in the tropics around the world. It has previously been called Urochloa maxima and Panicum maximum. It was moved to the genus Megathyrsus in 2003.[1][4]
- ^ a b Simon, B. K., and Jacobs, S. W. (2003). Megathyrsus, a new generic name for Panicum subgenus Megathyrsus. Austrobaileya, 6(3), 571-574. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41739005
- ^ a b "Megathyrsus maximus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Panicum maximum. Tropical Forages.
- ^ Megathyrsus. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.