Setaria megaphylla
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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID644032a12c361416059418 |
Scientific name | Setaria megaphylla |
Authority | T.Durand & Schinz |
First published in | Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 773 (1894) |
Description Top
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Setaria megaphylla, also known as broad-leaved bristle grass, is a plant native to south-eastern Africa. It is also grown in other regions and has become naturalized in places like Florida in the United States. This grass can be found in glades within forests and along rivers and streams. It can reach heights of over 2 meters and has wide, dark green leaves with hairy sheaths. The seeds of this plant are a food source for various birds, including finches and canaries.
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Agrostis flabellata | Salzm. ex Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 53 (1853) |
Panicum flabellatum | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 53 (1853) |
Panicum megaphyllum | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(1): 53. 1853 [1855 publ. 10-12 Dec 1853] |
Panicum oligochaete | Kneuck. | Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 28 (1915) |
Panicum phyllomacrum | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 53 (1853) |
Panicum plicatile | Hochst. | Flora 38: 198. 1855 |
Panicum plicatile var. glabrescens | Chiov. | Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 31. 1908 |
Panicum plicatile var. pilosum | Chiov. | Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 31. 1908 |
Panicum prolisetum | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 52 (1853) |
Panicum sulcatum var. stenophyllum | Pilg. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 46. 1902 |
Setaria acuta | Stapf & C.E.Hubb. | Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 846 (1930) |
Setaria chevalieri | Stapf | Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 842 (1930) |
Setaria insignis | de Wit | Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 17: 13 (1941) |
Setaria macrophylla | Andersson | Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(2): 550 (1864) |
Setaria megaphylla subsp. kisunduensis | Vanderyst | Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 683. 1925 (1925) |
Setaria megaphylla var. chevalieri | (Stapf) Berhaut | Fl. Indo-Chine ed. 2: 401. 1954 |
Setaria megaphylla var. palustris | Vanderyst | Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 683. 1925 |
Setaria natalensis | de Wit | Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 17: 19 (1941) |
Setaria oligochaete | K.Schum. | Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 105 (1895) |
Setaria phyllomacra | T.Durand & Schinz | Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 774 (1894) |
Setaria plicatilis | Hack. ex Engl. | Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 121 (1892) |
Setaria proliseta | T.Durand & Schinz | Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 774 (1894) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Language | Common/alternative name |
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English | bigleaf bristlegrass |
Arabic | ذيل الثعلب عريض الأوراق |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Macaronesia
- Canary Islands
- Madeira
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
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Northern Africa
- Egypt
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Réunion
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East Tropical Africa
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Arabian Peninsula
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
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Arabian Peninsula
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northern America click to expand
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Florida
- Louisiana
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Southeastern U.S.A.
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil Southeast
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0000899377 |
Florida Plant Atlas | 1393 |
USDA Plants | SEME6 |
Tropicos | 25511494 |
INPN | 966722 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:421678-1 |
The Plant List | kew-442540 |
Open Tree Of Life | 748951 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 795690 |
IPNI | 421678-1 |
iNaturalist | 552642 |
GBIF | 5289665 |
Freebase | /m/0b74955 |
EPPO | SETME |
EOL | 1115866 |
USDA GRIN | 33827 |
Wikipedia | Setaria_megaphylla |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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