Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria flaccida Stapf

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 382 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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

  • 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

  • Stapf in Fl. Cap. 7: 382 (1898).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 25, 1977 Buchanan, J. [88] South Africa K000281333 Type Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [722] Malawi K003430905 Yes
Muller, P.J. [2417(b)] South Africa K003432769 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4196] Zimbabwe K003430946 Yes
Schmitz [4330] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798247 Yes
s.coll. [12073] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798245 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17910] South Africa K003432772 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2982] Malawi K003430900 Yes
I.B.P. [1012] South Africa K003432770 Yes
Norval, C.M. [141] South Africa K003432771 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17078] South Africa K003432774 Yes
Laegaard, S. [15811] Zimbabwe K003430945 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16147] Zimbabwe K003430943 Yes
Stolz, A. [1968] Tanzania K000281481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stohr, F.O. [713] Zambia K003430908 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1527] Zimbabwe K003430953 Yes
s.coll. [158] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798246 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/307] Malawi K003430902 Yes
Parmentier; Kisimba [4485] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798242 Yes
Strid, P.A.K. [2908] Zambia K003430906 Yes
Simon; Williamson; Ball [1795] Malawi K003430896 Yes
Eyles, F. [4562] Zimbabwe K003430954 Yes
White, F. [6369] Zambia K003430910 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8699] Burundi K003798249 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/311] Malawi K003430903 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [N295] South Africa K003432776 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3378] Zambia K003430909 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4266] Zimbabwe K003430947 Yes
Simon, B.K. [952] Zimbabwe K003430951 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [780] Zimbabwe K003430955 Yes
Fenner, J.E.L. [235] Malawi K003430901 Yes
Crook, L. [796] Zimbabwe K003430952 Yes
Quarre, P. [4763] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798243 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4196] Zambia K003430907 Yes
Jackson, G. [690] Malawi K003430898 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17222] South Africa K003432775 Yes
Emson, H.E. [351] Tanzania K003799427 Yes
Buchanan, J. [9] South Africa K000281332 Syntype Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1390] Zambia K003430911 Yes
Miller, O.B. [8119] Zimbabwe K003430949 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16040] Zimbabwe K003430944 Yes
Pawek, J. [1334] Malawi K003430899 Yes
Davies, R.M. [2951] Zimbabwe K003430948 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [722] Malawi K003430904 Yes
s.coll. [12171] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798244 Yes
Homblé, H.A. [59] K000281449 Holotype Yes
Eyles, F. [4562] Zimbabwe K003430950 Yes
Crook, L. [796] Zimbabwe K003430942 Yes
Smook, L. [1347] South Africa K003432773 Yes
Welwitsch [2634] Angola K000281372 Isotype Yes
Welwitsch [2634] Angola K000281371 Isotype Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21922] South Africa K003432777 Yes
Quarre [5261] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003798248 Yes
Simon, B.K. [865] Mozambique K003430895 Yes
Stolz, A. [1824] Tanzania K000281480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jackson, G. [1712] Malawi K003430897 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9575] Zambia Digitaria nitens K001574778 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9446] Zambia Digitaria nitens K001574791 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9644] Zambia Digitaria nitens K001589570 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9702] Zambia Digitaria nitens K001589569 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9644] Zambia Digitaria nitens K001589571 Yes

Sources

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

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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

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    • '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