Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 213 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa to Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Peninsula Malaysia, New Guinea. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Queensland, St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boonsuk, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Hodkinson, T.R. (2016). A taxonomic revision of the genus Digitaria (Panicoideae: Poaceae) in mainland Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 246: 248-280.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Faccenda, K. (2023). Updates to the Hawaiian grass flora and selected keys to species: Part 2. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 155: 83-156.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 9: 460
  • Henr. Monogr. Digitaria 1. (1950)
  • in Kew Bull. 1907: 213

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boonsuk, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Hodkinson, T.R. (2016). A taxonomic revision of the genus Digitaria (Panicoideae: Poaceae) in mainland Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 246: 248-280.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Voeltzkow, A. (1917). Flora und Fauna der Comoren: 428-480.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov., Miss. Biol. Borana Race. Bot.: 274 (1939).
  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 452 (1972).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 13 (1947).
  • Hubbard, E.A. Pasture Plants 2: 14 (1927).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 26 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2:42(1934).
  • Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1907: 213 (1907)
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 460 (1919).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Dempewolf, H., Eastwood, R. J., Guarino, L., Khoury, C. K., Müller, J. V. & Toll, J. (2014). Adapting agriculture to climate change: a global initiative to collect, conserve, and use crop wild relatives. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 38, 369-377.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Gosline, G. [275] Cameroon K000746258 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Laegaard, S.; Quintana, C. [1675] Ecuador K001467697 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [148] Cameroon K000107909 Yes
Jun 1, 1998 Cheek, M. [8482] Cameroon K000339553 Yes
May 1, 1998 Asongani, J.N. [1332] Cameroon K000339552 Yes
May 1, 1998 Kamundi, D. [653] Cameroon K000339554 Yes
May 1, 1998 Asongani, J.N. [1318] Cameroon K000339551 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Boughey, A.S. [10414] Cameroon K000022912 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Boughey, A.S. [7018] Cameroon K000022913 Yes
Oct 1, 1962 Brunt, M.A. [374] Cameroon K000022907 Yes
Apr 1, 1961 Boughey, A.S. [11146] Cameroon K000022910 Yes
Apr 1, 1961 Akpabla, G.K. [10562] Cameroon K000022905 Yes
Apr 1, 1961 Pedder, J., W. R. [24] Cameroon K000022904 Yes
Harker, K.W. [507] Uganda K003799894 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI846] Somalia K003799004 Yes
Bally [B834] Kenya K003799948 Yes
[D.A.H.] [3370] Zimbabwe K003431580 Yes
Oche, M. [MRK81] Nigeria K003797932 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10041] Zambia K003431593 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7396] Burundi K003798547 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6148] Kenya K003799984 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8422] Tanzania K003430096 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5206] Tanzania K003430091 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5707] Ethiopia K003798934 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2709] Eritrea K003798925 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10859] Cameroon K000022911 Yes
[J. H. l' Ors] [60/32] Eswatini K003432985 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7271] Burundi K003798552 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [4230] Tanzania K003430090 Yes
Clayton, D. [5502] Sri Lanka K003795811 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [410] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798529 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B.; Jefford, T.; Lundstrom, G. [1682] Ethiopia K003798946 Yes
Angus, A. [3865] Zambia K003431594 Yes
[Loe Goodwyn] [B3403] Kenya K003799947 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [1956] Kenya K003430011 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [714] South Africa K003432978 Yes
Tanner, R. [4930] Tanzania K003430071 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T259] Tanzania K003430034 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4481] Saudi Arabia K002389194 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11164] Tanzania K003430051 Yes
[944] Ethiopia K000282520 Unknown Type Material Yes
Letouzey, R. [13240] Cameroon K003798504 Yes
Speke (Capt.); Grant [477] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003430064 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [PMM96] Ethiopia K003798983 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003430077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002389197 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K003430022 Yes
Lebrun, J. [3485] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798511 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O.; Daramola, B.O. [FHI66738] Nigeria K003797927 Yes
Scaetta [8F] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001666475 Yes
van Someren, V.G.L. [AH9532] Kenya K003430006 Yes
{de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; et al.} [6294] Ethiopia K003798989 Yes
s.coll. [1857] Burundi K003798551 Yes
Blom, C. [2] Sweden K002389135 No
Tanner, R. [4633] Tanzania K003430070 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5038] Saudi Arabia K002389193 No
Willan, R.L. [496] Tanzania K003430043 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1654] Sudan K003798920 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5367] Ethiopia K003798942 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI794] Somalia K003799005 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2859a] Ethiopia K003798979 Yes
Bisset, E. [102] Yemen K002389200 No
Snowden, J.D. [1443] Uganda K003799915 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB301] Kenya K003799974 Yes
Lynes, H. [Ig157] Tanzania K003430040 Yes
Meurillon [173] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798513 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A153] Zambia K003431558 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9448] South Africa K003432981 Yes
Stewart [564] Kenya K003430003 Yes
Scott, H. [88A] Ethiopia K003798931 Yes
Napier, E.R. [5375] Kenya K003799964 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [421] Kenya K003799959 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Eswatini K003432990 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2344] Uganda K003799926 Yes
Spranger, N.D. [S7] Kenya K003799954 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [362] Kenya K003430013 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6041] Burundi K003798545 Yes
Clayton, D. [5490] Sri Lanka K003795809 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1097] Somalia K003799003 Yes
Tanner, R. [5297] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003430069 Yes
Troupin, G. [7579] Rwanda K003798538 Yes
Hazel, C. [89] Uganda K003799934 Yes
Farquharson, R.A. [11] Somalia K003798994 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [224] Kenya K003430021 Yes
Thulin, M. [1630] Ethiopia K003798952 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [6106] Kenya K003430001 Yes
Parker, C. [U54] Uganda K003799923 Yes
Soderstorm, T.R.; Kulatunga, S. [1667] Sri Lanka K003795812 Yes
s.coll. [543] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798517 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1123] Kenya K003430020 Yes
Lynes, H. [Ig24] Tanzania K003430038 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [2104] Kenya K003799981 Yes
Parker, C. [E272] Ethiopia K003798933 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [508] Uganda K003799892 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8349] Burundi K003798553 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1793] Botswana K003431585 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1889] Sudan K003798919 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [9706] South Africa K003432989 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [822] Kenya K003799951 Yes
Spranger, N.D. [S9] Kenya K003799952 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1387] Eritrea K003798928 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8930] Zambia K003431598 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [75/139] Yemen K002389203 No
s.coll. [525] Burundi K003798555 Yes
Bogdan, A. [390] Kenya K003799972 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [783] Zimbabwe K003431581 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1315] Ethiopia K003798968 Yes
Lynes, H. [Pr23] Tanzania K003430041 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [B182] Somalia K003798995 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A311] Zambia K003431559 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6110] Ethiopia K003798940 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1050] Kenya K003799988 Yes
Lobo, S.; Quesada, A. [1688] Costa Rica K001891415 Yes
Solano, D. [2316] Costa Rica K001871519 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [532] Kenya K003799965 Yes
Lebrun, J. [7668] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798514 Yes
Eichinger [G5895] Tanzania K003430061 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [488] Cameroon K003798507 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2855] Kenya K003799940 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7611] Uganda K003799935 Yes
s.coll. [57] Rwanda K003798543 Yes
Angus, A. [3022] Zambia K003431566 Yes
s.coll. [638] Burundi K003798554 Yes
Roth [s.n.] Ethiopia K003798987 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1472] K002389205 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [23286] South Africa K003432987 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [910] Ethiopia K003798986 Yes
Napier [1564] Kenya K003799963 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24858] Kenya K003430031 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9602] Burundi K003798544 Yes
Dale, I.R. [14] Kenya K003799958 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1233] Uganda K000281512 Holotype Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1233] Uganda K000281514 Holotype Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1233] Uganda K000281513 Type Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S258] Somalia K003799002 Yes
Thulin, M. [1631] Ethiopia K003798954 Yes
Musk, H. [s.n.] Tanzania K003430045 Yes
Brunt, M. [s.n.] Kenya K003430007 Yes
Hill, W.J. [H3/30/3] Tanzania K003430053 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4572] Saudi Arabia K002389198 No
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [5185] Kenya K003799998 Yes
Scaetta [568] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798530 Yes
Ash, J. [2080] Ethiopia K003798964 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [385] Ethiopia K003798948 Yes
Stephens, J.E.M. [S16] Uganda K003799932 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7233] Uganda K003799936 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Carr, S. [1974] Tanzania K003430073 Yes
Eichinger [s.n.] Tanzania K003430063 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14263] Ethiopia K003798941 Yes
Langdale-Brown [2051] Uganda K003799895 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2511] Kenya K003799985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003431579 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S27] Somalia K003798993 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5614] Kenya K003799979 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1576] Kenya K003799975 Yes
Haines, R.W. [178] Nigeria K003797928 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Uganda K003799907 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5910] Ethiopia K003798924 Yes
Clayton; Weerasooriya [6043] Sri Lanka K003795810 Yes
Langdale-Brown [1653] Uganda K003799897 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1449] Uganda K003799914 Yes
s.coll. [5063] Rwanda K003798542 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7972] Ethiopia K003798935 Yes
Parker, C. [E 134] Ethiopia K003798944 Yes
Ash [2670] Ethiopia K003798975 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [4659] Kenya K003430002 Yes
Trapnell, G. [1703] Zambia K003431563 Yes
Eyles, F. [4923] Zimbabwe K003431574 Yes
Clayton; Weerasooriya [6043] Sri Lanka K003795808 Yes
s.coll. [1589] Rwanda K003798536 Yes
Lebrun, J. [7727] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798522 Yes
Starr, F.; Martz, K. [020130-2] United States K003797212 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [1381] Tanzania K003430089 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Charter, J.R. [1936] Cameroon K003797926 Yes
Students, B. [DSM1485] Tanzania K003430098 Yes
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [3208] Tanzania K003430032 Yes
Lebrun [7848] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798512 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4722A] Ethiopia K003798929 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2356] Tanzania K003430092 Yes
Evans, I.M. [69] Ethiopia K003798958 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1208] Uganda K003799908 Yes
Hazel, C. [613] Uganda K003799933 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1087] Somalia K003799000 Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [10744] Madagascar K000244603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stent, S.M. [5539] Zimbabwe K003431569 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Ly6763] Uganda K003799924 Yes
Meridith, D. [s.n.] Kenya K003799955 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Hassan, A. [9111] Somalia K003798992 Yes
Ngweno, F. [55] Kenya K003430026 Yes
Stuhlmann [1709] Tanzania K000281515 Type Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [N359] South Africa K003432986 Yes
Linton, A. [131] Kenya K003430017 Yes
Roth [s.n.] Ethiopia K003798938 Yes
van Swinderen, H. [M51] Kenya K003430025 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/628] Kenya K003430029 Yes
Blom, C. [s.n.] Sweden K002389134 No
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [766] Kenya K003799961 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14444] Ethiopia K003798945 Yes
s.coll. [5] Kenya K003430016 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2367] Uganda K003799927 Yes
Barnes, D.L. [228409] Zimbabwe K003431576 Yes
Emson, H.E. [441] Tanzania K003430066 Yes
Smeds, H. [108] Ethiopia K003798972 Yes
Tanner, R. [4667] Tanzania K003430068 Yes
Grassi, C.O. [46-103] Kenya K003799995 Yes
{Greenway} [3540] Tanzania K003430054 Yes
Bauer, P.J. [517] Kenya K003430028 Yes
Tuley, P.; Magaji, S.O. [1848] Nigeria K003797929 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [50] Sudan K003798921 Yes
Leippert [6278] Tanzania K003430085 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13849] Sri Lanka K003795813 Yes
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [s.n.] Kenya K003799956 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2716] Uganda K003799902 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7091] Ethiopia K003798930 Yes
Bally [B1067] Kenya K003799946 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2839/12] Kenya K003799993 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2661] Tanzania K003430058 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A20] Zambia K003431567 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2959] Kenya K003430018 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30054] Mozambique K003431590 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2616] Tanzania K003430060 Yes
Oppenheimer, H. [H20135] United States K003797213 Yes
Lye, K.A. [LY2399] Uganda K003799891 Yes
West, O. [5620] Ethiopia K003798959 Yes
{de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; et al.} [7567] Ethiopia K003798971 Yes
{Lab. Staff} [Th1928] Uganda K003799931 Yes
Sperry; Totou [144] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798510 Yes
Leippert [6247] Tanzania K003430084 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [32A] Tanzania K003430078 Yes
Wagemans, J. [2312] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798521 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B6562] Kenya K003799949 Yes
Frowd, B.H. [F2] Kenya K003430024 Yes
Myers, J.G. [6897] Sudan K003798923 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2570] Ethiopia K003798970 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67460] Kenya K003430015 Yes
Roth [s.n.] Ethiopia K003798937 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3219] Tanzania K003430048 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7163] Tanzania K003430046 Yes
Jimma, A.T.S. [A40] Ethiopia K003798981 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2613] Ethiopia K003798965 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A321] Zambia K003431560 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1022] Uganda K003799917 Yes
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [129] Yemen K002389202 No
Peck, E.F. [s.n.] Somalia K003798998 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12090] Tanzania K003430056 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5303] Kenya K003799980 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [3091] Zambia K003431597 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [111] Kenya K003430014 Yes
s.coll. [384] Ethiopia K003798936 Yes
{Reading Univ.} [5] Ethiopia K003798990 Yes
Mullins, A.J. [s.n.] South Africa K003432988 Yes
[M. Syure]; Carvalho, M.F. [1039] Mozambique K003431589 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24718] Kenya K003430009 Yes
Eyles, F. [4923] Zimbabwe K003431572 Yes
Schimper [95] Ethiopia K000282226 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [95] Ethiopia K000282227 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [982] Tanzania K003430036 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2541] Tanzania K003430086 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S280] Somalia K003798996 Yes
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6248] Somalia K003799001 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1526] Zambia K003431561 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [5514] Zambia K003431596 Yes
Faulkner, F. [963] Tanzania K003430087 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30054] Mozambique K003431568 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [s.n.] Yemen K002389201 No
Bogdan, A. [AB2793] Kenya K003799971 Yes
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [2006] Kenya K003799942 Yes
Fredericq, H.; de Witte [8770] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798515 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [714] South Africa K003432979 Yes
Myers, J.G. [6491] Sudan K003798918 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [15001] Kenya K003799989 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1232] Uganda K003799919 Yes
Jage [28] Ethiopia K003798963 Yes
s.coll. [544] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798518 Yes
{Liben} [411] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798532 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB354] Kenya K003799970 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.; Wilde-Duyfjes de, B.E.E. [7808] Ethiopia K003798960 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5675] Ethiopia K003798988 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [1300] Kenya K003430010 Yes
Willan, R.L. [559] Tanzania K003430042 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1180] Uganda K003799916 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [1272] Kenya K003799967 Yes
Tuley, P.; Jackson, J.K.; Magaji, S.O. [1892] Nigeria K003797931 Yes
Kisena [425] Tanzania K003430047 Yes
Chiovenda [1374] Ethiopia K003798966 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [4249] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798524 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, N.G. [799] Ethiopia K003798943 Yes
s.coll. [477] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798534 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1347] Ethiopia K003798984 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/076] Kenya K003430030 Yes
{Lab. Staff} [T1188] Uganda K003799920 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4502] Ethiopia K003798973 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1615] Sudan K003798922 Yes
[S. Chandhey] [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002389199 No
Kalema, J. [JK 721] Uganda K003799909 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [8222] Kenya K003430023 Yes
Lynes, H. [Ig151] Tanzania K003430039 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3612] Uganda K003799922 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7528] Burundi K003798546 Yes
Strong, R.M. [6] Tanzania K003430044 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A204] Zambia K003431555 Yes
s.coll. [8212] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798528 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [499] Somalia K003799008 Yes
Van der Ben [2564A] Burundi K003798550 Yes
Verboom [2544] Zambia K003431601 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [281] Tanzania K003430072 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8973] Tanzania K003430037 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Marinda [3688] Kenya K003799945 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2673] Tanzania K003430059 Yes
Bally [B4168] Kenya K003799950 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1666] Uganda K003799921 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K78] Kenya K003799986 Yes
Schimper [82] Ethiopia K000281470 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davies, R.M. [D218] Tanzania K003430082 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798527 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7311] Sri Lanka K003795815 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [8785] Cameroon K003798506 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2473] Tanzania K003430074 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [1576] Kenya K003430012 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2029] Tanzania K003430081 Yes
Lye, K.A. [LY6211] Uganda K003799890 Yes
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. [218] South Africa K003432977 Yes
{Greenway} [3518] Tanzania K003430052 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6034] Ethiopia K003798947 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002389196 No
Robinson, E.A. [6763] Zambia K003431600 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2734] Kenya K003799969 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3486] Uganda K003799896 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/468] Malawi K003431591 Yes
Williams, G.R. [143] Kenya K003799994 Yes
Schimper [82] Ethiopia K000281469 Type Yes
Schimper [82] Ethiopia K000281468 Isotype Yes
{Greenway} [4384] Tanzania K003430050 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27508] Mozambique K003431588 Yes
Friis, I.; Getachew Aweke; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1765] Ethiopia K003798939 Yes
Spranger, N.D. [S38] Kenya K003799953 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th940] Uganda K003799930 Yes
Meurillon, A. [1038CNAD] Cameroon K003798505 Yes
Sturgeon, K. [45327] Zimbabwe K003431582 Yes
Burger, W. [544] Ethiopia K003798977 Yes
Charter, J., R. [38005] Cameroon K000022906 Yes
s.coll. [445] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798516 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [753] Zimbabwe K003431575 Yes
s.coll. [3370] Zimbabwe K003431571 Yes
Fiennes, R.N. [s.n.] Uganda K003799900 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T18] Tanzania K003430033 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S266] Somalia K003798999 Yes
{Greenway} [3247] Tanzania K003430049 Yes
Louis [4911] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798523 Yes
Troupin, G. [5100] Rwanda K003798537 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [368] Kenya K003430004 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1252] Uganda K003799918 Yes
[R. Berwas] [242] Nigeria K003797930 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K12] Kenya K003799987 Yes
Fredericq, H.; de Witte [8362] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798519 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2505] Tanzania K003430097 Yes
[D.A.H.] [3370] Zimbabwe K003431578 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13598] Sri Lanka K003795814 Yes
Venter, H.J.T. [2710] South Africa K003432983 Yes
{Liben} [983] Rwanda K003798540 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [616] Kenya K003799982 Yes
Dümmer, R. [105] Uganda K003799937 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30054] Mozambique K003431586 Yes
Glover, P.E. [3774] Kenya K003799944 Yes
Levoys Lloyd, H.E. [7] Uganda K003799898 Yes
Emson, H.E. [91] Tanzania K003430057 Yes
Stolz, A. [983] Tanzania K000281516 Type Yes
Ward, C.J. [9350] South Africa K003432982 Yes
Friis, I.; Getachew Aweke; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2040] Ethiopia K003798969 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8061] Ethiopia K003798926 Yes
Ironside Wood, J.R. [[S/71/33]] Somalia K003798997 Yes
Bogdan, A. [386] Kenya K003799973 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [49] Ethiopia K003798956 Yes
Meurillon, A. [Cnad116] Cameroon K003798508 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7449] Tanzania K003430055 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1015] Kenya K003799996 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Ethiopia K003798950 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [29404] Mozambique K003431587 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1522] Kenya K003799943 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1157] Zambia K003431562 Yes
Emson, H.E. [297] Tanzania K003430067 Yes
[Y. Chongo] [12] Zambia K003431595 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3557] Botswana K003431584 Yes
Maher, C. [2501] Kenya K003799957 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Phillips, S.; Tefera, D. [9227] Ethiopia K003798974 Yes
van Someren, V.G.L. [9577] Kenya K003430005 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Hoft, M.; Mwatsuma, N. [8887] Kenya K003799960 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T126] Tanzania K003430035 Yes
Peck, E.F. [s.n.] Somalia K003799007 Yes
s.coll. [7441] Rwanda K003798539 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3177] Ethiopia K003798949 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8676] Sri Lanka K003795807 Yes
Wingfield, R. [1001] Tanzania K003430065 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [5644] Kenya K003799997 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [2105] Kenya K003799966 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3883] Uganda K003799925 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1417(c)] Uganda K003799913 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB981] Kenya K003799977 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798520 Yes
Bararusanga, T. [57] Rwanda K003798535 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [AB381] Kenya K003430027 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798526 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Uganda K003799906 Yes
West, O. [876] South Africa K003432984 Yes
Terry, P. [3396] Somalia K003799006 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1427] Uganda K003799910 Yes
Parker, C. [E377] Ethiopia K003798951 Yes
Parker, C. [E578] Ethiopia K003798980 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4468] Yemen K002389204 No
Bogdan, A. [AB3304] Kenya K003799983 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [963] Tanzania K003430088 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2034] Kenya K003799976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003432980 Yes
Simon; Williamson; Richards; Vesey-Fitzgerald [1547] Zambia K003431599 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3808] Botswana K003431583 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [1561] Tanzania K003430095 Yes
Colville, J.W. [8] Eritrea K003798927 Yes
Fiennes, R.N. [41] Uganda K003799899 Yes
Leippert [5148] Kenya K003799990 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2783] Uganda K003799903 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A183b] Zambia K003431556 Yes
Butler, F.B. [119] Kenya K003430019 Yes
{Chr. Smith} [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798533 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [27889] Uganda K003799905 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1417(a)] Uganda K003799912 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [692] Uganda K003799901 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [1774] Tanzania K003430094 Yes
[illegible] [991] Ethiopia K003798982 Yes
{Greenway} [6222] Zambia K003431565 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2415] Tanzania K003430079 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [237] Zambia K003431557 Yes
s.coll. [5100] Rwanda K003798541 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [27932] Uganda K003799904 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5290] Ethiopia K003798976 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1841] Nigeria K003798503 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2545] Uganda K003799929 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [4991] Kenya K003799999 Yes
Barnes, D.L. [228409] Zimbabwe K003431570 Yes
s.coll. [2814] Kenya K003799992 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [5434] Kenya K003800000 Yes
Siegenthaler [1547] Ethiopia K003798991 Yes
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [1983] Kenya K003799941 Yes
Gilon, A. [106] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798961 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1703] Zambia K003431564 Yes
Leippert [5698] Tanzania K003430083 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24778] Kenya K003430008 Yes
Staples, R.R. [233] Tanzania K003430076 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2437] Kenya K003799962 Yes
s.coll. [1145] Burundi K003798556 Yes
Oste [1039] Cameroon K003798509 Yes
Parker, C. [E429] Ethiopia K003798967 Yes
Flenley, J.R.; Hiller, R.G. [267] Ethiopia K003798932 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y. [2668] United States K003797214 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1111] Uganda K003799911 Yes
Eichinger [7598] Tanzania K003430062 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Lythgoe, J.N. [310] Ethiopia K003798978 No
Gereau, R.E.; Lovett, J.C.; Kayombo, C.J. [3480] Tanzania K003430099 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4482] Saudi Arabia K002389195 No
Edwards, D.C. [1452] Kenya K003799991 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [s.n.] Tanzania K003430080 Yes
Dümmer, R. [s.n.] Uganda K003799938 Yes
Staples, R.R. [227] Tanzania K003430075 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2438] Tanzania K003430093 Yes
Van der Ben [2548] Burundi K003798549 Yes
{Liben} [410] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798531 Yes
Hendrickz, F.L. [FLH1364] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798525 Yes
s.coll. [6581] Australia K003796694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003431577 Yes
Jackson, G. [1161] Malawi K003431592 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2584] Ethiopia K003798985 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1570] Kenya K003799939 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8836] Burundi K003798548 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5573] Kenya K003799968 Yes
Eyles, F. [4923] Zimbabwe K003431573 Yes
Chiovenda [1084] Ethiopia K003798955 Yes
Tuley [1032] Nigeria K003797933 Yes
Parker, C. [E204] Ethiopia K003798953 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th487] Uganda K003799928 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [55] Ethiopia K003798957 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Lye4722] Uganda K003799893 Yes
s.coll. [548] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798962 Yes
Ecuador K001467692 Yes
Ecuador K001467693 Yes
Ecuador K001467694 Yes
Ecuador K001467695 Yes
Ecuador K001467696 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Quintana, C. [1675], Ecuador K001467697 Yes
Ecuador K001467698 Yes
Ecuador K001467699 Yes
Ecuador K001467700 Yes
Ecuador K001467701 Yes
Peru K001467702 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Henty, E.E. [20994] Papua New Guinea Digitaria hentyi K000290285 Isotype Yes

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