Sacciolepis


Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family. 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.
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.
; SpeciesSacciolepis africana - Africa from Senegal to KwaZulu-Natal, MadagascarSacciolepis angustissima - from the Guianas to Bolivia + PeruSacciolepis antsirabensis - MadagascarSacciolepis arenaria - AngolaSacciolepis catumbensis - Angola, ZambiaSacciolepis chevalieri - Africa from Senegal to KwaZulu-Natal, MadagascarSacciolepis ciliocincta - Africa from Senegal to Sudan + Congo RepSacciolepis cingularis - Sudan, Chad, Congo RepSacciolepis clatrata - Central African RepSacciolepis curvata - eastern + southeastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal; Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Tamil Nadu, Sri LankaSacciolepis cymbiandra - West Africa from Senegal to NigeriaSacciolepis fenestrata - ThailandSacciolepis 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 PacificSacciolepis interrupta - tropical Asia, tropical AfricaSacciolepis leptorachis - tropical AfricaSacciolepis micrococca - tropical Africa, MadagascarSacciolepis myosuroides - tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, AustraliaSacciolepis myuros - tropical America from central Mexico to Trinidad + BoliviaSacciolepis otachyrioides - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil Sacciolepis seslerioides - Congo Rep, Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, AngolaSacciolepis striata - southeastern USA from Texas to Delaware; Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guianas, AmapáSacciolepis tenuissima - ThailandSacciolepis transbarbata - Tanzania, Burundi, Zaire, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, ZimbabweSacciolepis typhura - Africa from Ivory Coast to EswatiniSacciolepis viguieri - MadagascarSacciolepis vilvoides - Cuba, South America from Venezuela to Uruguay
; formerly included
see Hymenachne Panicum Sacciolepis aurita - Panicum auritumSacciolepis donacifolia - Hymenachne donacifolia Sacciolepis insulicola - Panicum auritumSacciolepis longissima - Panicum longissimumSacciolepis polymorpha - Panicum auritum
  • ''Sacciolepis semienensis - Panicum hymeniochilum''