Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria aridicola Napper

First published in Kirkia 3: 123 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Napper in Kirkia 3: 123 (1963).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 11, 1992 Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.H.S.; Mungai, G.M.; Robertson, S.A.; Mwaikweki, C.; Abio, L.G.; Mturi [TPR364] Kenya K000489867 Yes
Dec 11, 1992 Luke, W.R.Q.; Robertson, S.A. [2187] Kenya K000489866 Yes
Sep 1, 1972 illegible [4967] Kenya K000489876 Yes
Sep 1, 1972 Gillett, J.B. [13367] Kenya K000489871 Yes
Sep 1, 1972 Bogdan, A. [AB4508] Kenya K000489875 Yes
Sep 1, 1972 Gillett, J.B. [13367] Kenya K000489870 Yes
Pratt, D.J. [MS634] Kenya K000489872 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [992] Kenya K000489869 Yes
Scheldrick, D.L.W. [12507] Kenya K000489873 Type Yes
Scheldrick, D.L.W. [12507] Kenya K000489874 Type Yes
Sheldrick, D.L.W. [12506] Kenya K000281448 Type Yes
Sheldrick, D.L.W. [12506] Kenya K000281447 Type Yes
Sheldrick, D.L.W. [12506] Kenya K000281446 Type Yes
Leuthold, W. [123] Kenya K000489868 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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