Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 314 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Jawa

Recorded in error in:

Jawa

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sumadijaya, A. (2011). An account of the non-bambusoid alien grasses (Poaceae) in Java, one century after first records by Backer. Folia Malaysiana 12: 47-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1982 Brown, R. [6118] Australia K000355363 Type Yes
May 1, 1971 Blake, S.T. [12721] Australia K001056092 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003796357 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796270 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7627] Australia K003796255 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5030] Australia K003796248 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7577] Australia K003796282 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6218] Australia K003796277 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796288 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796274 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5753] Australia K003796279 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5179] Australia K003796343 Yes
Vickery, J. [18023] Australia K003796358 Yes
Coveny, R. [2481] Australia K003796351 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18934] Australia K003796339 Yes
Payne, C.; Jacobs, S. [6] Australia K003796352 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796271 Yes
Morrow, J.C. [5] Australia K003796356 Yes
Vickery, J. [17873] Australia K003796350 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7916] Australia K003796265 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5895] Australia K003796321 Yes
Beasley, R.C. [90] Australia K003796284 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2134] Australia K003796261 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5618] Australia K003796278 Yes
Blake [156] Australia K003796244 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6268] Australia K003796263 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7880] Australia K003796257 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7972] Australia K003796322 Yes
Beasley, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K003796289 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18898] Australia K003796342 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6451] Australia K003796259 Yes
Williams, R.W. [B87] Australia K003796245 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7755] Australia K003796325 Yes
Blake, S.T. [279] Australia K003796269 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8036] Australia K003796262 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18906] Australia K003796341 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5179] Australia K003796340 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5568] Australia K003796316 Yes
Bpwman, E.M. [s.n.] Australia K001056094 Type Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389162 No
Vickery, J. [19403] Australia K003796354 Yes
Mason, J. [7] United Kingdom K002389164 No
Hubbard, C.E. [7885] Australia K003796323 Yes
Cowdry, W.A.R. [5] Australia K003796286 Yes
Cowdry, W.A.R. [5] Australia K003796285 Yes
Blake, S.T. [279] Australia K003796268 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5071] Australia K003796319 Yes
Imada, C.; Puttock, C.; Stokes, D.; Kahihikolo, S.; Plunkett, B. [200239] United States K003797270 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10879] Australia K003796273 Yes
Blake, S.T. [279] Australia K003796267 Yes
Vickery, G.B. [18015] Australia K003796359 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7750] Australia K003796345 Yes
Blake, S.T. [4682] Australia K003796276 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7750] Australia K003796346 Yes
Burkitt [s.n.] Australia K000355364 Type Yes
Blake, S.T. [7751] Australia K003796280 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7750] Australia K003796344 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21314] Australia K003796338 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5030] Australia K003796250 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7909] Australia K003796281 Yes
Blake, S.T. [4682] Australia K003796275 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796266 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8091] Australia K001056093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5623] Australia K003796318 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8179] Australia K003796355 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5881] Australia K003796348 Yes
Blake, S.T. [290] Australia K003796247 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5881] Australia K003796347 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6348] Australia K003796258 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8007] Australia K003796264 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796287 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7585] Australia K003796324 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796272 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6156] Australia K003796260 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10570] Australia K003796243 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5334] Australia K003796320 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5632] Australia K003796246 Yes
Blake, S.T. [20337] Australia K003796252 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18905] Australia K003796337 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [14135] United Kingdom K002389163 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7491] Australia K003796256 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5030] Australia K003796249 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7578] Australia K003796283 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5030] Australia K003796251 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6028] Australia K003796254 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5758] Australia K003796317 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5881] Australia K003796349 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3221] Australia K003796253 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images