Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934:109. 1934
Verified:
04/18/2001
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
Batavian quick grass – halt grass – limpo grass – red quick – red swamp grass – snake grass – swamp couch –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Tamil Nadu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Kalimantan | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Chad
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali, Nigeria, Senegal
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
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CAUCASUS:
Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Lebanon, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India [Tamil Nadu]
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INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Indonesia [Kalimantan]
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece, Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Cultivated
Africa
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
Northern America
Naturalized
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Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18849.
Accessed 31 May 2026.