Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria gymnostachys Pilg.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 709 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania

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. (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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 77 (1965).
  • Pilg. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 15: 709 (1942).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 21, 2019 Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Langa, C.; Zandamela, J.; Muthoque, N. (guide) [JO1628] Mozambique K001346452 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3476] Tanzania K003430102 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [1987] Mozambique K003431604 Yes
Rabie, J.W. [s.n.] Mozambique K003431611 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6867] South Africa K003432992 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [6267] Tanzania K000281519 Isotype Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [6267] Tanzania K000281517 Type Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [6267] Tanzania K000281518 Type Yes
Torre, A.R. [6689] Mozambique K003431608 Yes
Torre, A.R. [6411] Mozambique K003431602 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. de F. [1987] Mozambique K003431605 Yes
[R. Styem-stedt] [TRU529] Tanzania K003430104 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [572] Tanzania K003430101 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30371] Mozambique K003431610 Yes
Wingfield, R. [1708] Tanzania K003430103 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [756] Tanzania K003430100 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27746] Mozambique K003431609 Yes
Torre, A.R. [6534] Mozambique K003431607 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [1926] Mozambique K003431603 Yes
Morze, J. [2261] South Africa K003432991 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [1926] Mozambique K003431606 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

  • 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