Poaceae
Setaria

Setaria orthosticha K.Schum. ex R.A.W.Herrm.

First published in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 10: 49 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 41 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 86 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 42 (1947).
  • Herrm. in Beitr. Biol. Pflanz. 10: 49 (1910).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 59 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 54 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 278 (1934).
  • Stapf & C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 839 (1930).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [559] Malawi K002861676 No
Wiehe, P.O. [N/218] Malawi K002861679 No
Davies, R.M. [B14] Tanzania K002827430 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [9334] Tanzania K002827423 Yes
Chase, N.C. [5322] Mozambique K002861670 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5291] Tanzania K000190521 Yes
Wild, H. [7362] Zimbabwe K002861705 No
Gomes Sousa, A. [1372] K002861671 No
Bogdan, A. [AB5587] Kenya K002827406 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1085] Malawi K002861672 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002861680 No
Gilliland, H.B. [1320] Zimbabwe K002861699 No
Walters, J.A.S. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002861702 No
Verboom, W.C. [473] Malawi K002861673 No
Phipps, J.B.; Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [3313] Zambia K002861694 No
Burtt, B.D. [2617] Tanzania K002827418 Yes
McGregor, C.J. [34] Tanzania K002827422 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002861682 No
Robinson, E.A. [1484] Zambia K002861687 No
Williamson, G. [1569] Zambia K002861691 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9593] Tanzania K002827415 Yes
Merrett, L. [2445] Zambia K001635039 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8773] Tanzania K002827427 Yes
Jackson, G. [759] Malawi K002861674 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2106] Tanzania K002827410 Yes
Sanane, M. [1150] Zambia K002861683 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2054] Tanzania K002827412 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [1283] Zimbabwe K002861706 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8415] Zambia K001572176 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8582] Zambia K001590924 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8744] Zambia K001590919 Yes
s.coll. [3422] Zimbabwe K002861704 No
Gilliland, H.B. [221] Zimbabwe K002861695 No
Hansford, C.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002827401 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [78] Zambia K002861690 No
Thorold, C.A. [2790] Kenya K002827405 Yes
Eyles, F.; Mainwaring, C. [2988] Zimbabwe K002861698 No
Pielou, D.P. [142] Tanzania K002827419 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Rushworth, J.E.; Mavi, S. [1824] Zimbabwe K002861701 No
Davidse, G.; Handlos, W.L. [7268] Zambia K002861689 No
Procter, J. [458] Tanzania K002827420 Yes
Newbould, J.; Harley, R.M. [4598] Tanzania K002827421 Yes
Mainwaring, C. [2988] Zimbabwe K002861697 No
Fenner, J.E.L. [323] Malawi K002861681 No
Wiehe, P.O. [N/216] Malawi K002861677 No
Cleghorn, W.B. [910] Zimbabwe K002861707 No
Staples, R.R. [219] Tanzania K002827429 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. [23942] Tanzania K002827431 Yes
Chipunga, L. [G18] Zimbabwe K002861700 No
Snowden, J.D. [1605] Uganda K002827403 Yes
Wilson, J. [32] Uganda K002827402 Yes
Smith, P.; Chishala, C. [1910] Zambia K002861685 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [1877] Tanzania K002827411 Yes
Chuwa, S. [2793] Tanzania K002827407 Yes
Buchanan, J. [3] Malawi K000281830 Isotype Yes
ACRE [E34] Zambia K002861692 No
McCallum Webster, M. [T13] Tanzania K002827425 Yes
Lovett, J.; Lovett, J.; Bidgood, S. [627] Tanzania K002827426 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1219] Zambia K002861688 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [A227] Zambia K002861693 No
Pawek, J. [8392] Malawi K002861678 No
Emson, H.E. [107] Tanzania K002827424 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3851] Kenya K002827404 Yes
s.coll. [5847] Zimbabwe K002861708 No
Schlieben, H.J. [694] Tanzania K002827416 Yes
Emson, H.E. [465] Tanzania K002827417 Yes
s.coll. [4932] Zimbabwe K002861703 No
Lawrence, E. [154] Malawi K002861675 No
Bingham, M.G. [12223] Zambia K002861684 No
[Fischer]; [Schweickerdt] [205] Zimbabwe K002861696 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2308] Tanzania K002827413 Yes
Stolz, A. [1217] Tanzania K002827409 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3331] Uganda K002827408 Yes
Hornby (Mr.); Hornby (Mrs) [520] Tanzania K002827428 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10241] Tanzania K002827414 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0