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Setaria sphacelata

(Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. (1929)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Setaria

African bristle grass, African foxtail, giant foxtail, golden millet, golden timothy, kazungula

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Description

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Synonyms (55)

Chaetochloa aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Hitchc. (1916)
Chaetochloa glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) W.F.Wright (1905)
Panicum aureum (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Nees (1842)
Panicum chrysanthum Steud. (1841)
Panicum rudimentosum Steud. (1853)
Panicum sphacelatum Schumach. (1827)
Pennisetum aureum A.Rich. (1850)
Pennisetum rudimentosum Steud. (1853)
Setaria almaspicata De Wit (1941)
Setaria alpestris Peter (1930)
Setaria anceps Stapf (1930)
Setaria anceps var. sericea Stapf (1930)
Setaria angustifolia Stapf (1930)
Setaria aurea Hochst. ex A.Braun (1841)
Setaria aurea f. minor Pilg. (1928)
Setaria aurea subsp. kisunduensis Vanderyst (1925)
Setaria aurea var. breviseta Schweinf. (1894)
Setaria aurea var. fumigata Peter (1930)
Setaria aurea var. latifolia Peter (1930)
Setaria aurea var. longiseta Chiov. (1907)
Setaria aurea var. pallida Stapf (1899)
Setaria aurea var. palustris Vanderyst (1925)
Setaria bussei R.A.W.Herrm. (1910)
Setaria cana De Wit (1941)
Setaria chrysantha (Steud.) Heynh. (1846)
Setaria chrysochaeta T.Durand & Schinz (1894)
Setaria decipiens De Wit (1941)
Setaria flabellata Stapf (1899)
Setaria flabellata subsp. natalensis De Wit (1941)
Setaria flabelliformis De Wit (1941)
Setaria glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) K.Schum. (1900)
Setaria homblei De Wild. (1920)
Setaria isalensis A.Camus (1958)
Setaria laxispica Stapf (1930)
Setaria myosuroides Peter (1930)
Setaria neglecta De Wit (1941)
Setaria perennis Hack. (1895)
Setaria planifolia Stapf (1930)
Setaria rudimentosa (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz (1894)
Setaria scalaris Peter (1930)
Setaria sphacelata subsp. aquamontana De Wit (1941)
Setaria sphacelata subsp. nodosa De Wit (1941)
Setaria sphacelata subsp. pyropea De Wit (1941)
Setaria sphacelata var. anceps (Stapf) Veldkamp (1994)
Setaria sphacelata var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Clayton (1979)
Setaria sphacelata var. sericea (Stapf) Clayton (1979)
Setaria sphacelata var. splendida (Stapf) Clayton (1979)
Setaria sphacelata var. stolonifera De Wit (1941)
Setaria sphacelata var. torta (Stapf) Clayton (1979)
Setaria splendida Stapf (1930)
Setaria stenantha Stapf (1930)
Setaria stolzii Stapf (1930)
Setaria tenuispica Stapf & C.E.Hubb. (1930)
Setaria torta Stapf (1930)
Setaria trinervia Stapf (1930)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 195 (1929)

Other References

Starr et al. 2002:23 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR); Herbst et al. 2004:10 (K, O, H); Faccenda 2023c:141 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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