Taxon:  Setaria paniculifera (Steud.) E. Fourn. ex Hemsl.



Summary
Genus:
Setaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
33833
Place of publication:
Biol. cent.-amer., Bot. 3:505.  1885
Verified:
12/20/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (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 paniculiferum Steud.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Setaria sulcata (Aubl.) A. Camus

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. African plant database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Note: accessed August 2023, a synonym of Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  2. Brenner, D. M. et al. 2019. Chapter 2. North American wild relatives of grain crops. In: Green, S. L. et al., North American crop wild relatives. Volume 2. Important species. 2:41-82. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97121-6_2. Note: cited Mexican-Central American Setaria paniculifera including tropical American S. sulcata Raddi as a synonym (but see treatment of this latter species by Morrone et al. 2014 not citing or listing S. paniculifera)
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  4. Clayton, W. D. 1979. Notes on Setaria (Gramineae). Kew Bull. 33:501-509. Note: as Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  6. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  7. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas. Note: = Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Kellogg, E. A. et al. 2020. Checklist of the grasses of India. PhytoKeys 163:1-560, in page 277. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393. Note: commented that Setaria paniculifera is not present in the Old World and Indian plants instead should be recognized as Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  10. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  11. Pensiero, J. F. 1999. Las especies sudamericanas del género Setaria (Poaceae, Paniceae. Darwiniana 37:84. Note: as Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  12. Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas. Note: = Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas. Note: = Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  2. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas. Note: = Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
  3. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
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=33833. Accessed 15 May 2026.