Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria compressa Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 443 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopa and S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 445 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clayton, D. [DC1098] Nigeria K003797851 Yes
s.coll. [2150] Malawi K003431258 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5796] Zambia K003431263 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9255] Zambia K001560818 Yes
Merrett, L. [2025] Zambia K001567256 Yes
Merrett, L. [2024] Zambia K001553956 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1831] Tanzania K003799758 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8533] Tanzania K003799757 Yes
Buchanan, J. [1443] Malawi K000281413 Isotype Yes
Boaler, S.B. [834] Tanzania K003799759 Yes
Taylor, C.B. [[H2624/32.]] Nigeria K003797852 Yes
Angus, A. [3516] Zambia K003431267 No
Rees, A.F. [60] Tanzania K003799755 Yes
Thomson, W.R. [35] Zimbabwe K003431271 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0865] Zambia K003431260 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [852] Zimbabwe K003431273 Yes
Nicholson, B.D. [45] Tanzania K003799756 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [2170] Zimbabwe K000281424 Holotype Yes
Mundy, H.G. [2170] Zimbabwe K000281425 Type Yes
Smeds, H. [1169] Ethiopia K003798851 Yes
Stewart, J.M. [113] Zambia K003431264 Yes
White, F. [7094] Zambia K003431268 Yes
s.coll. [67] Ethiopia K003798852 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0864] Zambia K003431261 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI22865] Nigeria K003797854 Yes
White, F. [7290] Zambia K003431265 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [1551] Angola K003431275 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1401] Zambia K003431269 Yes
Jackson, G. [1123] Malawi K003431259 Yes
Joan [M]. Wright [128] Zambia K003431266 Yes
Topps, J.H. [104192] Zimbabwe K003431274 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4304a] Zambia K003431270 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [1110] Zimbabwe K003431272 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25933] Nigeria K003797853 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [5/46] Zambia K003431262 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; et al. [6878] Ethiopia K003798853 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [1524] Angola K003431276 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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