Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family.Nash, George Valentine. 1901. Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada page 89 in EnglishGrassbase - The World Online Grass Flora Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
They are widespread in tropical and warmer temperate regions. Many are native to Africa, with others in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.Judziewicz, E. J. (1990). A new South American species of Sacciolepis (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae), with a summary of the genus in the New World. Systematic Botany 15(3) 415-20.Simon, B. K. (1972). A revision of the genus Sacciolepis (Gramineae) in the 'Flora Zambesiaca' area. Kew Bulletin 27(3) 387-406.Wipff, J. K. Sacciolepis Nash. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 500, 510, 511 囊颖草属 nang ying cao shu Sacciolepis Nash, Man. Fl. N. States. 89. 1901. Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
These species are annual or perennial and may have rhizomes or stolons. The inflorescence is usually a narrow, dense panicle. They generally grow in moist habitat, such as marshes and streambanks. Sacciolepis is closely related to genus Panicum.
SpeciesThe Plant List search for SacciolepisSacciolepis Species List. Germplasm Resources Information Network.Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1937. Sacciolepis africana - Africa from Senegal to KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar Sacciolepis angustissima - from the Guianas to Bolivia + Peru Sacciolepis antsirabensis - Madagascar Sacciolepis arenaria - Angola Sacciolepis catumbensis - Angola, Zambia Sacciolepis chevalieri - Africa from Senegal to KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar Sacciolepis ciliocincta - Africa from Senegal to Sudan + Congo Rep Sacciolepis cingularis - Sudan, Chad, Congo Rep Sacciolepis clatrata - Central African Rep Sacciolepis curvata - eastern + southeastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal; Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka Sacciolepis cymbiandra - West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria Sacciolepis fenestrata - Thailand Sacciolepis indica - glenwood grass, Chase's glenwood grass, Indian cupscale grass - Africa from Guinea to Cape Province; Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, Indian Subcontinent, East + Southeast Asia, Australia; naturalized in New Zealand, southeastern USA, scattered places in Latin America and Pacific Sacciolepis interrupta - tropical Asia, tropical Africa Sacciolepis leptorachis - tropical Africa Sacciolepis micrococca - tropical Africa, Madagascar Sacciolepis myosuroides - tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, Australia Sacciolepis myuros - tropical America from central Mexico to Trinidad + Bolivia Sacciolepis otachyrioides - Colombia (Meta), Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Guárico), Guyana (Rupununi), Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima) Sacciolepis seslerioides - Congo Rep, Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola Sacciolepis striata - southeastern USA from Texas to Delaware;Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Greater Antilles, Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco), Central America, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guianas, Amapá Sacciolepis tenuissima - Thailand Sacciolepis transbarbata - Tanzania, Burundi, Zaire, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe Sacciolepis typhura - Africa from Ivory Coast to Eswatini Sacciolepis viguieri - Madagascar Sacciolepis vilvoides - Cuba, South America from Venezuela to Uruguay
formerly included see Hymenachne Panicum Sacciolepis aurita - Panicum auritum Sacciolepis donacifolia - Hymenachne donacifolia Sacciolepis insulicola - Panicum auritum Sacciolepis longissima - Panicum longissimum Sacciolepis polymorpha - Panicum auritum Sacciolepis semienensis - Panicum hymeniochilum
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