Poaceae
Setaria

Setaria incrassata (Hochst.) Hack.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 122 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 85 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 42 (1947).
  • Hack. in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 2: 122 (1891).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 53 (1960).
  • Stapf & C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 790 (1930).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9986] Zambia K001590910 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9986] Zambia K001590911 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9072] Zambia K001590900 Yes
Schimper, W.P. [1038] Ethiopia K000281926 Type Yes
Kirk, J. Malawi K000281868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3227] South Africa K000281786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ragazzi, V. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000281927 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9044] Zambia K001590901 Yes
Verdick [357] K000281936 Type Yes
[Halse], R.H. [3] South Africa K000281788 Type Yes
Kirk Mozambique K000281862 Type Yes
Lynes Sudan K000281923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.M.; Jenkinson [7338] South Africa K000281787 Paratype Yes
Francisco, M.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1528] Angola K001625089 Yes
Pappi, A. [1389] Eritrea K000281928 Syntype Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [681] South Africa K000281790 Type Yes
Bovone, E. [8055] K000281935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pappi, A. [2435] Eritrea K000281929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sinsin, B. [3526] Benin K001562447 No
Sinsin, B. [3630] Benin K001562453 No
Nobbs, A.E. [632] Zimbabwe K000281828 Type Yes
Kirk, J. Malawi K000281869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Taylor Kenya K000281896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1034] Ethiopia K000281924 Type Yes
Eyles, F. [3035] Zimbabwe K000281826 Type Yes
Mainwaring, C. [2217] Zimbabwe K000281824 Type Yes
Nelson, W. [42] South Africa K000281795 Type Yes
Dept. Agric. Herb. [3366] Zambia K000281864 Syntype Yes
Dept. Agric. Herb. [3366] Zambia K000281866 Syntype Yes
Dept. Agric. Herb. [3366] Zambia K000281865 Type Yes
Goossens, A.P. [436] South Africa K000281793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manleitner [5357] Tanzania K000281898 Type Yes
Mainwaring, C. [2246] Zimbabwe K000281822 Syntype Yes
Mainwaring, C. [2889] Zimbabwe K000281825 Type Yes
Chevalier, A. [9067] Central African Republic K000281956 Holotype Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1808] South Africa K000281794 Type Yes
Southern Rhodesia Government Herbarium [3115] Zambia K000281861 Syntype Yes
Shantz, H.L. [810] Kenya K000281897 Type Yes
Eyles, F. [2890] Zimbabwe K000281823 Type Yes
Eyles, F. [3027] Zimbabwe K000281829 Type Yes
Schimper [1039] Ethiopia K000281925 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [302] South Africa K000281791 Syntype Yes
Scott, L. Malawi K000281867 Type Yes
Powell, H. [128] Kenya K000281895 Type Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1953] Kenya K000281899 Type Yes
Wood, J.M. [6063] South Africa K000281792 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [224] South Africa K000281789 Syntype Yes
Mundy, H.G. [36] Zimbabwe K000281827 Syntype Yes
Buchanan, A. [1211] Ethiopia K001097576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk Malawi K000281863 Syntype Yes
McDonald, J. [1067] Kenya K000281894 Type Yes

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