Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp

First published in Blumea 39: 377 (1994)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Arabian Peninsula Indian Subcontinent. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

KwaZulu-Natal

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, St.Helena, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2019). Novitates Gabonenses 91: additons to the grass flora of Gabon. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152: 99-105.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Paspalidium geminatum.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8691] Panicum paspaloides K001131264 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8691] Panicum paspaloides K001131266 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8691] Panicum paspaloides K001131265 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Davey, J.T. [24] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212198 No
Oct 1, 1929 Retzius [s.n.] India Paspalidium geminatum K001056050 Type Yes
Ascherson, P. [591] Egypt Paspalidium geminatum K000244629 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [16239] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004629 Yes
Melo, E.; França, F.; Bezerra, M.; Ramos, H.; Pimentel, I. [1807] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102925 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Mipro, H.; Sobere, T. [18288] Burkina Faso Paspalidium geminatum K000212195 No
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W.; Lahham, J. [8418] Jordan Paspalidium geminatum K000315583 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102933 Yes
Gardner [1875] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004627 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [4900] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835235 No
Lebrun, J.A. [7644] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835237 No
s.coll. [1615] India Paspalidium geminatum K001056049 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davey [79] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212197 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1221] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212201 No
van der Ben, D. [424] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835236 No
Ridley [143] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102930 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [4] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212203 No
Wight, R. [1615] India Paspalidium geminatum K000245337 Type Yes
Paspalidium geminatum K000643188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004623 Isotype Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1243] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102931 Yes
Ridley, H.N.; Lea; Ramage, G.A. [143] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004622 Yes
Ascherson, P [2409] Egypt Paspalidium geminatum K000244630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [6424] Peru Paspalidium geminatum K000201716 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1231] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212199 No
Burchell, W.J. [1619] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102922 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004625 Isotype Yes
Heath, J. [1] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212196 No
Glaziou, A. [6932] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102923 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [4924] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102929 Yes
[Salzmann, P.] [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004624 Isotype Yes
Araújo, D. [3001] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102924 Yes
Paspalidium geminatum K000643187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Araujo, D. [3265] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102926 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [4] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212202 No
Leclercq, A. [3] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212204 No
Lisowski, S. [549] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835231 No
Noblick, L.R. [1827] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004630 Yes
van der Ben, D. [353] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K004030190 No
Germain, R. [7135] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835234 No
Robyns, W. [2009] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835238 No
Swainson [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102932 Yes
Van Meel [575] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835232 No
Gardner [0] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004626 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1230] Mali Paspalidium geminatum K000212200 No
Swallen, J.R. [4806] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000004628 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1406] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102927 Yes
Van Meel [853] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Paspalidium geminatum K002835233 No
[Salzmann, P.] [s.n.] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K000643186 Unknown Type Material Yes
Casari, M.B.; Rocha, E.S.F. [650] Brazil Paspalidium geminatum K001102928 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4462] Brazil Paspalidium paludivagum K001102921 Yes
Araujo, D. [3036] Brazil Paspalidium paludivagum K001102920 Yes
Nash, G.V. [746] United States Paspalidium paludivagum K001056018 Type Yes

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