Distribution
Native to:
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Digitaria littoralis Stent in Bothalia 3: 153 (1930), nom. illeg.
- Digitaria littoralis var. prostrata Stent in Bothalia 3: 153 (1930)
- Digitaria macroglossa Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 419 (1950)
- Digitaria macroglossa var. prostrata (Stent) Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 419 (1950)
- Digitaria natalensis var. paludicola Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 483 (1950)
- Digitaria natalensis subsp. stentiana Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 482 (1950)
- Digitaria rigida Stent in Bothalia 3: 151 (1930)
- Panicum commutatum var. fluviatile Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 25 (1841)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
- Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
- Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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van Rensburg, C.J. [8630], South Africa | K000281324 | isotype | Yes | ||
Stent, S.M. [5706], South Africa | K000281343 | isotype | Yes | ||
Pentz, J.A. [8504], South Africa | K000281369 | syntype | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- 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