Galapagos Species Database
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Setaria geminata
Pasto, Egyptian panicgrass, kissimmegrass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Setaria
Species
geminata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Paspalidium geminatum (Forssk.) Stapf (GBIF, 2021; POWO, 2022).
Origin: Introduced - established
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Kellogg, E.A. Aliscioni, S., Morrone, O., Pensiero, J. & Zuloaga, F. (2009) A Phylogeny of Setaria (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and Related Genera Based on the Chloroplast Gene ndhF Kellogg, E.A., Aliscioni, S., Morrone, O., Pensiero, J. & Zuloaga, F. (2009). A Phylogeny of Setaria (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and Related Genera Based on the Chloroplast Gene ndhF. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 170 (1), 117-131.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Setaria geminata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20383. Accessed 5 November 2026.