Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 313 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hubbard, C.E. [5849] Australia K003796790 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CA7/36] Australia K003796748 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003796741 Yes
Symon, D.E. [2225] Australia K003796719 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7070] Australia K003796770 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7819] Australia K003796773 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5701] Australia K003796760 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5184] Australia K003796802 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7664] Australia K003796777 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [8964] Australia K003796832 Yes
Koch, M. [123] Australia K003796846 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8062] Australia K003796807 Yes
R. [Beiers] [5] Australia K003796757 Yes
McGillivray [s.n.] Australia K003796795 Yes
Everist, S.L. [2913] Australia K003796766 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7558] Australia K003796775 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4385] Australia K003796749 Yes
Kerr, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K003796823 Yes
Stewart, A. [304] Australia K003796728 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7907] Australia K003796772 Yes
s.coll. [3] Australia K003796839 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5176] Australia K003796784 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003796736 Yes
Beckler [s.n.] Australia K001666462 Yes
Pearse, T. [s.n.] Australia K003796727 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8734] Australia K003796817 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K003796740 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5922] Australia K003796788 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796756 Yes
Nelson, D.J. [1637] Australia K003796730 Yes
[Dallachy] [s.n.] Australia K003796820 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5767] Australia K003796785 Yes
Pullen, R. [10786] Australia K003796725 Yes
McKie, E.N. [685] Australia K003796835 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [17031] United Kingdom K002389146 No
White, C.T. [6638] Australia K003796797 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10268] Australia K003796810 Yes
Kerr, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K003796822 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7931] Australia K003796806 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10610] Australia K003796758 Yes
Basedow, H. [105] Australia K003796746 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [17027] United Kingdom K002389149 No
Blake, S.T. [12173] Australia K003796763 Yes
Constable, E.F. [7915] Australia K003796834 Yes
Pullen, R. [2499] Australia K003796833 Yes
Lithgow, M.G. [602] Australia K003796779 Yes
Boyd, C. [s.n.] Australia K003796722 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5948] Australia K003796804 Yes
Cleland, J.B.; Chalmers, J. [16] Australia K003796737 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389147 No
Cleland, J.B. [H213] Australia K003796843 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5868] Australia K003796782 Yes
Brass, L.J. [s.n.] Australia K003796814 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [MET 16130] Australia K003796720 Yes
s.coll. [1] Australia K003796838 Yes
R.A.P. [3216] Australia K003796734 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [L8] Australia K003796747 Yes
Johnson, R.W. [439] Australia K003796762 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K003796831 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6961] Australia K003796815 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H14] Australia K003796847 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9522] Australia K003796805 Yes
Bloxsome, H.S. [5] Australia K003796751 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [9270] Australia K003796825 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003796745 Yes
Basedow, H. [22] Australia K003796742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003796821 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796752 Yes
Perry, R.A. [529] Australia K003796731 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003795018 Yes
Everist, S.L. [2747] Australia K003796813 Yes
[Dallachy] [s.n.] Australia K003796796 Yes
Helms, R. [31850] Australia K003796836 Yes
Jacobs, S. [2288] Australia K003796827 Yes
Koch, M. [123] Australia K003796845 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796792 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8352] Australia K003796816 Yes
Everist, S.L. [2804] Australia K003796812 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5631] Australia K003796789 Yes
R.A.P. [3245] Australia K003796733 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [565] Australia K003796738 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003796744 Yes
Boyd, C. [K274] Australia K003796726 Yes
Mason, J. [J/71/B56] United Kingdom K002389151 No
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389148 No
Blake, S.T. [4653] Australia K003796799 Yes
Burbidge, N.T. [1839] Australia K003796837 Yes
Cunningham [s.n.] Australia K003796824 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003796829 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5210] Australia K003796735 Yes
Basedow, H. [53] Australia K003796743 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10145] Australia K003796811 Yes
Symon, D.E. [5030] Australia K003796755 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [377] Australia K003796828 Yes
Staples, I.B. [IBS2257] Australia K003796778 Yes
Sutton, C. [7] Australia K003796750 Yes
Speck, N.H. [1308] Australia K003796721 Yes
Blake, S.T. [4415] Australia K003796798 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7146] Australia K003796774 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5714] Australia K003796783 Yes
Perry, R.A. [744] Australia K003796732 Yes
White, C.T. [10218] Australia K003796791 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11020] Australia K003796780 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5091] Australia K003796787 Yes
Beasley, R.C. [96] Australia K003796753 Yes
Boyd, C. [K274] Australia K003796724 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003796794 Yes
[C. Stwart] [s.n.] Australia K003796830 Yes
Johnson, R.W. [733] Australia K003796761 Yes
Symon, D.E. [2620] Australia K003796842 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [565] Australia K003796739 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5789] Australia K003796786 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5184] Australia K003796801 Yes
Pullen, R. [10481] Australia K003796729 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7661] Australia K003796808 Yes
Blake, S.T. [23762] Australia K003796764 Yes
R. [Beiero] [10] Australia K003796754 Yes
Paltridge, T.B. [s.n.] Australia K003796844 Yes
Winders, C.W. [CEH7414] Australia K003796776 Yes
Constable, E.F. [4618] Australia K003796841 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7939] Australia K003796771 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [14178] United Kingdom K002389150 No
Blake, S.T. [4653] Australia K003796800 Yes
Lazarides, M. [3747] Australia K003796765 Yes
Boyd, C. [s.n.] Australia K003796723 Yes
Mason, J. [J/71/B52] United Kingdom K002389152 No
Blake, S.T. [10952] Australia K003796781 Yes
Strong, T. [A63] Australia K003796803 Yes
[R. Beiers] [10] Australia K003796818 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11409] Australia K003796759 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [NSW 122788] Australia K003796826 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6433] Australia K003796769 Yes
Pullen, R. [3012] Australia K003796840 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5755] Australia K003796809 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] Australia Digitaria brownii var. monostachya K001056074 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Digitaria brownii var. monostachya K001056073 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [6119] Australia Digitaria brownii var. monostachya K001056075 Type Yes
MacKee, H.S. [8642] Australia Digitaria brownii var. monostachya K003796850 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10048] Australia Digitaria brownii var. monostachya K003796849 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0