Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

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Synonyms: Panicum italicum L.
Common names: Foxtail bristle-grass (English) Foxtail millet (English) Italian millet (English)
Description: Stout annual. Culms to 150 cm. Panicle 5-30 cm, spike-like, very dense, sometimes ± lobed; bristles up to 1 cm, in groups of 2-5. Spikelets 2-3 mm, not deciduous as a whole; upper glume 2/3 to 3/4 length of spikelet; upper lemma smooth or minutely rugose.
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Derivation of specific name: italica: of Italy
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Worldwide distribution: Cultivated worldwide as a cereal crop or for birdseed; occasionally grown in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique
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Literature:

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 95.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 58.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 71.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 109.

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Flora of Malawi: Setaria italica
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Setaria italica
Flora of Mozambique: Setaria italica
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Setaria italica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Setaria italica

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Setaria italica
African Plant Database: Setaria italica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Setaria italica
Plants of the World Online: Setaria italica
Tropicos: Setaria italica
Wikipedia: Setaria italica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Setaria italica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=107190, retrieved 28 March 2024

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