Taxon: Setaria sagittifolia (A. Rich.) Walp.

Summary

Genus:

Setaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

103556

Place of publication:

Ann. bot. syst. 3:271. 1852

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7429304

Verified:

11/01/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pennisetum sagittifolium A. Rich.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cymbosetaria sagittifolia (A. Rich.) Schweick.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

African plant database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Note: accessed August 2023
Delfini, C. et al. 2023. An update of the Cenchrinae (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and a new genus for the Subtribe to clarify the dubious position of a species of Panicum L. . Plants. OAJ. 12:749. DOI: 10.3390/plants12040749. Note: this study included a sample from Madagascar of Setaria sagittifolia resolved with poor support in a clade of S. verticillata and Zygochloa - Pseudochaetochloa - Spinifex taxa
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe		Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar		The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Reference(s)

Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 1187.
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:111-112. Note: annual, African species
The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103556. Accessed 12 May 2026.