Distribution
Native to:
Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Digitaria apiculata Stent in Bothalia 3: 155 (1930)
- Digitaria apiculata var. hirta Goetgh. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 45: 401 (1975)
- Digitaria keniensis Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 267 (1928)
- Digitaria maitlandii var. glabra Van der Veken in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 32: 127 (1962)
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.
- Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
- Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
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.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 49 (1958).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 76 (1965).
- Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 14 (1947).
- K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 26 (1960).
- Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 26 (1934).
- Stapf & Hubbard in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1927: 266 (1927).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 1, 1972 | Fries, R.E. [856], Kenya | K000281486 | isotype | Yes | |
I.B.P.E. [1013], South Africa | K000281331 | paratype | Yes | ||
Rattray, J.M. [31030], Zimbabwe | K000281426 | Yes | |||
Trapnell, C.G. [957], Zambia | K000281427 | holotype | Yes | ||
Maitland, T.D. [766], Uganda | K000281482 | holotype | Yes | ||
Maitland, T.D. [928], Uganda | K000281483 | Yes | |||
Maitland, T.D. [928], Uganda | K000281484 | Yes | |||
Germain, R. [2882], Rwanda | K000281455 | isotype | Yes | ||
Harris, T. [398], Mozambique | K000613834 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0