Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Setaria geniculata fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). In Mukherjee (1954) as Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake. In Robinson (1902) as Setaria floriana Anderss fide Wiggins & Porter (1971, see p. 891)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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