Digitaria maniculata Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 466 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Chad, S. DR Congo to Botswana. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Chad, DR Congo, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
de Winter, B.; Giess, J.W.H. [6974] Namibia K003432779 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1994] Zambia K003431365 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4222] Zambia K003431367 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4638] K003432781 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [6/43] Zambia K003431368 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3797] Botswana K003431371 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6810] Zambia K003431366 Yes
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.J. [4171] K003432782 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1525] Zimbabwe K003431369 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2648] Botswana K003431370 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4338] Zambia K003431364 Yes
De Winter, B.D. [9116] Namibia K003432780 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2091] Zambia K003431361 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5177] K000281497 Syntype Yes
Smith, P.A. [2297] Botswana K003431372 Yes
Killich; Leister [3108] Namibia K003432778 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2545] Zambia K003431363 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5179] K000281498 Syntype Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1107] Zambia K003431362 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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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
  • 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