Poaceae
Setaria

Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 773 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Egypt, Florida, Louisiana, Madeira, Myanmar, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 32.
  • Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 773 (1894)
  • F.T.A. 9: 840

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 424 (1972)
  • Clayton in Kew Bulletin 33: 508 (1979).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 536 (1956).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 279 (1934).
  • Stapf & C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 840 (1930).
  • Th. Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 773 (1894).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3244] Cameroon K000107894 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Lane, P. [371] Cameroon K000107896 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9198] Cameroon K000107895 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Marsden, J. [46] Cameroon K000022814 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Marsden, J. [46] Cameroon K000022815 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3872] Cameroon K000510866 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [14041] Brazil K001075803 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [530] Brazil K001075808 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Maitland, T.D. [106B] Cameroon K000022808 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Migeod, F. [1] Cameroon K000022806 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Maitland, T.D. [106B] Cameroon K000022809 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Dalziel, J.M. [8427] Cameroon K000022811 Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Maitland, T.D. [82] Cameroon K000022812 Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Maitland, T.D. [337] Cameroon K000022817 Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Maitland, T.D. [339B] Cameroon K000022816 Yes
Randrianaivo, R.; Bevao, J.C. [2565] Madagascar K001890542 No
Maitland, T.D. [334] Cameroon K000022813 Yes
Schimper [789] Ethiopia K000281891 Holotype Yes
Gosline, W.G.; Belrichard, C. [314] Cameroon K001562347 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [16192] Brazil K001075812 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [336] Cameroon K000022810 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [333B] Cameroon K000022819 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [3370] Brazil K001075809 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [347B] Cameroon K000022818 Yes
Migeod, F. [1B] Cameroon K000022807 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Daniels, A.K. [9791] Liberia K001562313 No
Carauta, J.P.P. [2371] Brazil K001075800 Yes
Schimper [488] Ethiopia K000281892 Type Yes
Volkens, G. [1605] Tanzania K000281856 Type Yes
Smith, L.B.; Reitz, R. [6113] Brazil K001075805 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.D.; Saito, Y. [1769] Brazil K001075816 Yes
Ghogue [1303] Cameroon K001562337 Yes
Gardner [2014] Brazil K000004504 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Reid; Salazar; Simo; Acan [805] Cameroon K001562340 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [0sn.144] Cameroon K000022804 Yes
Kummrow, R. [392] Brazil K001075799 Yes
Jeffreys, M.D.W. [13] Nigeria K000281949 Syntype Yes
Jeffreys, M.D.W. [13] Nigeria K000281948 Type Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [16192] Brazil K001075815 Yes
Barter [1797] Nigeria K000281951 Unknown Type Material No
Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [8540] Brazil K001075804 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [21291] Brazil K001075814 Yes
Gardner [2014] Brazil K000004505 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [3370] Brazil K001075810 Yes
Moraes, J.C. [s.n.] Brazil K001075817 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [17036] Brazil K000004506 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000643166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Saito, Y. [1381] Brazil K001075802 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [14210] Brazil K001075813 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [23972] Brazil K001075811 Yes
Dundas J. [8463] Cameroon K000022821 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8797] Brazil K001075806 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000643167 Isotype Yes
Martius [582] Brazil K001075801 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1749] Nigeria K000281950 Unknown Type Material No
Hage, J.L. [572] Brazil K000004507 No
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [7217] Brazil K001075807 Yes
Ejiofor, M.C. [8452] Cameroon K000022805 Yes

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