Taxon: Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. (Setaria italica Foxtail Millet Group)

Summary

Genus:

Setaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

33817

Place of publication:

Ess. Agrostogr. 51, 170, 178. 1812

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394257

Comment:

[or Setaria italica Foxtail Millet Group]
combination made in index

Verified:

02/06/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

60 (57 active, 49 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Panicum italicum L.

Autonym(s)
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. italica
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. var. italica

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. maxima (Alef.) Dekapr. & Kasparian
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. var. moharia Alef. ex Hegi

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Reference(s)

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Benabdelmouna, A. et al. 2001. Phylogenetic and genomic relationships in Setaria italica and its close relatives based on the molecular diversity and chromosomal organization of 5S and 18S-5.8S-25S rDNA genes. Theor. Appl. Genet. 103:668-677. Note: supports conspecific relationship with Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
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Li, Y. et al. 1998. Intraspecific and interspecific variation in Setaria revealed by RAPD analysis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:279-285. Note: supports conspecific relationship with Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.
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Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	dwarf setaria		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	foxtail bristle grass	as S. italica subsp. italica	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
English	foxtail bristle grass		1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	foxtail millet	as S. italica subsp. italica	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	German millet	as S. italica subsp. italica	1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
English	giant setaria		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Hungarian millet	as S. italica subsp. italica	1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
English	Italian millet	as S. italica subsp. italica	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)	foxtail millet	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 47.
French	millet des oiseaux	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	millet d'Italie	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	petit mil	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:127-130. Note: = Setaria italica cv. group Foxtail Millet
French	sétaire d'Italie	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	sétaire d’Italie	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 47.
German	Kolbenhirse	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Italian	panico	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese	milho-painço	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	mijo	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Spanish	mijo de Italia	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	mijo menor	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	moha	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	panizo	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	kolvhirs	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	dzo	as S. italica subsp. italica	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:129.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native			Romania
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.e.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgograd
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
2	Cultivated					widely cult. in temperate & tropic regions
4	Naturalized					widely natzd. in temperate & tropic regions
6	Other					crop origin Eurasia, possibly China

Native

REGION:

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.e.), Nepal, Pakistan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation [Volgograd], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Cultivated (widely cult. in temperate & tropic regions)
Naturalized (widely natzd. in temperate & tropic regions)
Other (crop origin Eurasia, possibly China)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder	and also a birdseed, as Setaria italica subsp. italica	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Food additives	flavoring	used for making vinegar, as Setaria italica subsp. italica	Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:127-130. Note: = Setaria italica cv. group Foxtail Millet
Human food	beverage base	as Setaria italica subsp. italica	Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:127-130. Note: = Setaria italica cv. group Foxtail Millet
Human food	cereal	as Setaria italica subsp. italica	Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:127-130. Note: = Setaria italica cv. group Foxtail Millet
Human food	vegetable	as Setaria italica subsp. italica	Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:127-130. Note: = Setaria italica cv. group Foxtail Millet
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as Setaria italica subsp. italica	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

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=33817. Accessed 21 November 2024.