Taxon:  Sehima nervosa (Rottler) Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Sehima
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Nomen number:
33564
Place of publication:
D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:36.  1917 "nervosum"
Verified:
10/06/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nervosus Rottler

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ischaemum laxum R. Br.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:269-270.
  4. Froman, B. & S. Persson. 1974. An illustrated guide to the grasses of Ethiopia
  5. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  6. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  7. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  8. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  9. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  10. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
  11. Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
  12. Sreekumar, P. V. & V. J. Nair. 1991. Flora of Kerala - grasses.
  13. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
  14. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  15. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  16. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishrat-tail grass  1Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walesn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka], Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.), Queensland, Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  4. Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
  5. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  6. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  7. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:269-270.
Animal foodforage Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:269-270.
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=33564. Accessed 12 May 2026.