365 
(32) SETARIA Beauv. 
Spikelets one to two flowered, ovate, in usually dense, cylindrical spike- 
like panicles, each spikelet subtended l)y one to many scabrous bristles 
wbicb exceed the spikelets in length. 
Species aboTit 35, tropical and teinpei’ate regions of the World; 4 in the 
Pliilippines. 
1. Inflorescence a dense, cylindrical spike-like panicle. 
2. Setae few, 1 to 3, at the base of each spikelet. 
3, Inflorescence 5 to 7 cm. long, 1 cm. thick or less ; setEE 
green (3) S. viriclis 
3. Inflorescence 5 to 20 cm. long, 1 to 3 cm. thick ; setae 
usually purplish (1) S. italica 
2. SetEe many at the base of each spikelet, yellow or purplish. (2) S. flava 
1. Inflorescence a lax, open, subpyramidal, few-flowered panicle ; setis 1 
at the base of each spikelet (4) S. laxa 
(1) Setaria italica (Linn.) Beauv. Agrost. (1812) 51; Kuntli Enuin. 1 
(1833) 153; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 78; Llanos Frag. PI. Filip. (1851) 
24; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 407; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 312; Vidal 
Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 180; Alez in 
Perk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1904) 145; Rendle in Forbes & Hemsl. Journ. Linn. 
Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 325. Panicum italiciim Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 50. P. milia- 
ceum Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 1 (1837) 39; ed. 2, (1845) 28, non Linn. Ghaetochloa 
italica Seribn. LT. S. Dept. Agr. Div. Agrost. Bull. 4 (1897) 39; Scribn. & Merr. 
1. c. 21 (1900) 20. Setaria comosa Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 408. Panicum 
comosum Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 53. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Montalban (3410 Ahern’s collector) November, 1905. 
Negeos, Tanhay (Jose Munoz) 1904. Culion (491 Blerrill) December, 1902. 
Balabac (500 Mcmguhat) March, 1906. Cultivated only. T., Daua, Dava. L, 
Bucacao. 
Cultivated in most tropical and temperate regions. 
(2) Setaria flava (Nees) Kunth Rev. Gram. 1 (1829) 40; Enum. 1 (1833) 
149; Merr. Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 28. S. glaiica F.-Vill. Nov. 
App. (1883) 312; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157; Rev. PI. Vase. 
Filip. (1886) 288; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. (1892) 180; Mez in Perk. Fiaxg. FI. 
Philip. (1904) 145, non Beauv. Panicum fhivinn Nees in IHart. FI. Bras. 2 
(1829) 180; Panicum. peniciTlaium Willd.; Nees in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 
(1834) Suppl. 1: 173. Panicum ruhiginosiini iitewl. Syn. 1 (1855) 50. Setaria 
rtihiginosa Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 467; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 313. 
Panicum, chrgsanthum Steud. Nom. ed. 2, 2 (1841) 254. Ghaetochloa. liana 
Seribn. U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. Agrost. Bull. 4 (1897) 39. G. glaiica var. aurea 
Wight in Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 9 (1905) 223. Setaria glaiica var. aurea K. 
Sell. FI. Deutsch. Sehutzegeb-. Siidsee (1901) 180. 8 . aurea. Hoehst. ex A. Br. 
in Flora 24 (1841) 27,6. S. glaiica Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 78 pro parte. 
Philippines (551, 1342 Guniing). Luzon, Province of Benguet (4355, 4094 
Merrill) October, November, 1905; (4809 Gurran) August, 1906: Province of 
Nueva Ecija, Carranglang (208 Merrill) May, 1902: Province of Nueva Viscfiya, 
Quiangan (113 Merrill) June, 1902: Province of Bataan, Lamao (1936 Borden) 
October, 1904: Province of Tarlac, Concepcion (3030 Merrill) November, 1903: 
Province of Principe, Baler (1140 Merrill) October, 1902: Province of Rizal, 
Morong (IHG Ramos) August, 1906; Bosoboso (1105 Ramos) July, 1900. Seme- 
