Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria diversinervis (Nees) Stapf

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 379 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • 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?
May 25, 1977 Gerrard, W.T. [695] South Africa K000281319 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 25, 1977 Drège South Africa K000281320 Type Yes
May 25, 1977 Drège South Africa K000281318 Type Yes
de Winter, B. [803] South Africa K003433683 Yes
[Agronomis] [4041] Zimbabwe K003432500 Yes
Moll, E.J. [3196] South Africa K003433661 Yes
Moses, D., in Govt. Herb. Salis [3767] South Africa K000281321 Type Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [2249] South Africa K003433677 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [2077] South Africa K003433656 Yes
Buchanan [s.n.] South Africa K003433670 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003432499 Yes
Edwards, D. [3239] South Africa K003433662 Yes
Edwards, D. [3303] South Africa K003433663 Yes
Plant, R.W. [56] South Africa K003433672 Yes
Joubert, G.J. [38] South Africa K003433679 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N268] South Africa K003433665 Yes
Du Toit, P.C.V. [1234] South Africa K003433652 Yes
Raiman, F.; Ward, C.J. [5] South Africa K003433650 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K003433659 Yes
Smook, L. [1855] South Africa K003433654 Yes
de Winter, B. [803] South Africa K003433680 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N269] South Africa K003433667 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [977] South Africa K003433681 Yes
Wood, J.M. [5923] South Africa K003433675 Yes
Raiman, F.; Ward, C.J. [4] South Africa K003433649 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N191] South Africa K003433666 Yes
Smook, L. [1918] South Africa K003433653 Yes
Smook, L. [1859] South Africa K003433655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003432501 Yes
Plant [56] South Africa K003433673 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [589] South Africa K003433669 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [7] South Africa K003433651 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] South Africa K003433674 Yes
Thompson, R.S. [3588] South Africa K003433684 Yes
Joubert, G.J. [38] South Africa K003433678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003433668 Yes
Ward, C.J. [6193] South Africa K003433657 Yes
Ward, C.J. [4589] South Africa K003433664 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [4146] South Africa K003433676 Yes
Moll, E.J. [3142] South Africa K003433658 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N199a] South Africa K003433660 Yes
Moses, D. [16407] South Africa K000281322 Unknown Type Material Yes
McKen [10] South Africa K003433671 Yes
de Winter, B. [803] South Africa K003433682 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