Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria brazzae (Franch.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 447 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Free State, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 75 (1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 35 (1958).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 30 (1934).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 447 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
White, F. [6271] Zambia K003431343 Yes
Welwitsch [2676] Angola K000281416 Type Yes
Welwitsch [2676] Angola K000281415 Type Yes
Boaler, S.B. [748] Tanzania K003799780 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16131] Zimbabwe K003431347 Yes
s.coll. [2544] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798435 Yes
Meurillon [285] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798429 Yes
Vorontsova, M.S.; Mashau, A.C.; Lehmann, C.; Solofondranohatra, C.L.; Archibald, S.; Rickenback, J. [2334] South Africa K001930365 No
de Winter, B. [4009] Namibia K003432923 Yes
[A. F. Afjeion] [23] Zimbabwe K003431356 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1407] Zambia K003431339 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16191] Zimbabwe K003431346 Yes
Jackson, G. [385] Malawi K003431327 Yes
Thollon [391] Congo, Republic of the K000281493 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [2424] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798433 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [776] Zambia K003431338 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. [725] Tanzania K003799779 No
Cleghorn, W.B. [116] Zimbabwe K003431354 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6049] Zambia K003431342 Yes
I.B.P. [1529] South Africa K003432929 Yes
[R. P. C. Tisserant] [2639] K003798428 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1884] Zambia K003431335 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [645] South Africa K003432927 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [14141] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798447 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [4681] South Africa K003432926 Yes
s.coll. [2349] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798434 Yes
Devred, R. [1049] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798440 Yes
Pentz, J.A. [s.n.] South Africa K003432931 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/398] Malawi K003431328 Yes
Codd, L.E. [2536] South Africa K003432928 Yes
Risopoulos [154] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798438 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [17/7] Zambia K003431341 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [11719] South Africa K003432925 Yes
Emson, H.E. [459] Tanzania K003799781 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [[3251]] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798445 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003431355 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [s.n.] Zambia K003431345 Yes
Chiparawasha, O. [600] Zimbabwe K003431350 Yes
Jackson, G. [386] Malawi K003431330 Yes
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.-J. [4119] Namibia K003432921 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [345] Zimbabwe K003431353 Yes
Jackson, G. [336] Malawi K003431329 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3224] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798442 Yes
Codd, L.E. [975] South Africa K003432930 Yes
Carlier [98] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798432 Yes
[A. F. Afjeion] [11] Zimbabwe K003431357 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16231] Zimbabwe K003431348 Yes
Williamson, G. [1159A] Zambia K003431331 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [2627] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798444 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1033] Zambia K003431333 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [2298] Zimbabwe K003431349 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5203] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798441 Yes
s.coll. [3076] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798443 Yes
s.coll. [2152] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798436 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1348] Zambia K003431340 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [9888] Zambia K003431332 Yes
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.-J. [4119] Namibia K003432922 Yes
s.coll. [1056] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798437 Yes
Codd, L.E. [2536] South Africa K003432924 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [14157] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798446 Yes
Germain, R. [2243] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798430 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A107] Zambia K003431337 Yes
Germain [7641] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798431 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3738] Zambia K003431336 Yes
White, F. [6342] Zambia K003431344 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003431352 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3065] Tanzania K003799782 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003431351 Yes
Liben, L. [1726] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798439 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1964] Zambia K003431334 Yes

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