Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria argyrograpta (Nees) Stapf

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 374 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Scheepers, J.C. [1283] South Africa K003432964 Yes
I.B.P. [663] South Africa K003433087 Yes
Goossens, A.P. [1011] South Africa K003432972 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1482] South Africa K003432965 Yes
Torre, A.R. [7100] Mozambique K003431902 Yes
Potts, G. [2396] South Africa K003432966 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13523] South Africa K003433094 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2167] South Africa K003432962 Yes
Morris; Engelbrecht [1075] South Africa K003433090 Yes
Goossens, A.P. [1032] South Africa K003432973 Yes
Burke [208] South Africa K003432968 Yes
Jarman, N. [122] South Africa K003432963 Yes
Bourquin, O. [827] South Africa K003432961 Yes
Burke [24] South Africa K003432967 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1695] South Africa K003433086 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [1791] South Africa K003432969 Yes
Potgieter, M. [15105] South Africa K003433092 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17819] South Africa K003433095 Yes
Buchanan [278] South Africa K003432970 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [16714] South Africa K003433089 Yes
Sydney; James [2] South Africa K003433085 Yes
Wipplinger, N. [64(a)] South Africa K003432960 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2504] South Africa K003432959 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [650] South Africa K003433088 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [8744] South Africa K003433091 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [1790] South Africa K003432971 Yes
Smook, L. [993] South Africa K003433084 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [SH-1371] South Africa K003433093 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

  • 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