Taxon: Setaria nigrirostris (Nees) T. Durand & Schinz

Summary

Genus:

Setaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

33829

Place of publication:

Consp. fl. afric. 5:774. 1894

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29403528

Verified:

10/17/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Panicum nigrirostre Nees

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chaetochloa nigrirostris (Nees) Skeels

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

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 seven samples of Setaria nigrirostris from South Africa, Tanzania and Madagascar; all six clustered together
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: mentions
Kellogg, E. A. 2017. Chapter 1. Evolution of Setaria. In: Doust, A. & X. Xianmin, Genetics and genomics of Setaria. Plant genetics and genomics: Crops and models 19 3-37. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45105-3_1. Note: this review cited African Setaria nigrirostris with diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid records
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya	Machakos		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda		s.	Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
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. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
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. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia	Erongo	incl. Baleares	Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province	e.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi	Bubanza		Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya [Machakos], Tanzania, Uganda (s.)
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi [Bubanza], Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia [Erongo (incl. Baleares)], Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (e.), Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Reference(s)

Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:80-84. Note: African perennial Setaria nigrirostris as accepted includes S. incrassata due to variability in morphological characters used to separate them

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=33829. Accessed 14 April 2026.