Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria angolensis Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 165 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 165 (1899).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 467 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bjornstad, A. [AB2566] Tanzania K003799489 Yes
Thomson, P.J. [872] Zimbabwe K003430990 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [797] Zambia K003430977 No
Hinds, J.H. [118] Zambia K003430982 Yes
[J. Heiter] [2293] Zimbabwe K003431000 Yes
[4859] Zimbabwe K000281381 Type Yes
[4859] Zimbabwe K000281380 Type Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2851] Zimbabwe K003430995 Yes
Munday, P. [233646] Zimbabwe K003430989 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2962] Zambia K003430985 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [273] Zimbabwe K003430996 Yes
Welwitsch [2790] Angola K000281378 Isotype Yes
Welwitsch [2790] Angola K000281379 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [AB1440] Tanzania K003799486 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [812] Zambia K003430986 Yes
Campbell, B.A. [233775] Zimbabwe K003431001 Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6684] Zimbabwe K003431002 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9232] Tanzania K003799485 Yes
Crook, A.O. [373] Zimbabwe K003430992 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [445] Tanzania K003799484 Yes
Brain, C.K. [4923] Zimbabwe K003430999 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9203] Tanzania K003799488 Yes
Sheppard, S.D. [272134] Zimbabwe K003430991 Yes
Kornas, J. [3136] Malawi K003430975 Yes
Cligson, W.B. [17] Zimbabwe K003430993 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1988] Zambia K003430984 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [3431a] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798262 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [2024] Zambia K003430988 Yes
Brain, C.K. [10611] Zimbabwe K003430997 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G.; Ball, J. [1812] Malawi K003430976 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [B107] K000281460 Isotype Yes
Sanane, M. [1573] Tanzania K003799487 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [493] Zambia K003430978 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9850] Burundi K003798264 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A202] Zambia K003430983 Yes
Germain, R. [7100] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798261 Yes
Bredo [4050] K003798263 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4547] Zambia K003430980 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [614] Zambia K003430979 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [179] Zimbabwe K003430994 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [797] Zambia K003430987 Yes
Astle, W.L. [3071] Zambia K003430981 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2486] Zimbabwe K003430998 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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