Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria natalensis Stent

First published in Bothalia 3: 152 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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?
Moss, C.E.; Rogers, F.A. [709] Mozambique K003432460 Yes
Retief [272] South Africa K003433131 Yes
West, O. [1032] South Africa K003433638 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2044] South Africa K003433637 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27766] Mozambique K003432462 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [4545] Mozambique K003432464 Yes
Morze, J. [2274] South Africa K003433130 Yes
Torre, A.R. [6708] Mozambique K003432458 Yes
Mendonca, F.A.; [Barbosa] [668] Mozambique K003432455 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; [U, Ugn] [64] Mozambique K003432465 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30060] Mozambique K003432467 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [16727] Mozambique K003432461 Yes
Mendonca, F.A. [2950] Mozambique K003432454 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [728] South Africa K003433133 Yes
Mendonca, F.A. [s.n.] Mozambique K003432457 Yes
Stent, S.M. [5706] South Africa K000281343 Isotype Yes
Hornby, A.J. [2012] Mozambique K003432459 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27087] Mozambique K003432466 Yes
Pentz, J.A. [8504] South Africa K000281369 Type Yes
[J. Sherrif] [s.n.] South Africa K003433639 Yes
Gonde, P. [164] Zimbabwe K003432468 Yes
van Rensburg, C.J. [8630] South Africa K000281324 Isotype Yes
Dyer, R.A. [12406] South Africa K003433132 Yes
Torre, A.R. [s.n.] Mozambique K003432456 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [256] Mozambique K003432463 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7532] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433139 Yes
Edwards, D. [3248] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433640 Yes
Edwards, D. [3306] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433642 No
Godfrey, R.K. [SH-1896] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433141 Yes
Harrison, E.R. [357] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433641 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N473] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433144 Yes
Compton, R.H. [30584] Eswatini Digitaria macroglossa K003433134 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9287] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433137 Yes
Du Toit, P.C.V. [453] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433138 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [758] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433143 Yes
Ward, C.J. [6373] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433140 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [8523] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433142 Yes
Smook, L. [1880] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433136 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N456] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433648 Yes
Halse, R.H. [56] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433644 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [323] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433643 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [18] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433647 Yes
Ward, C.J. [1979] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433645 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N455] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433646 Yes
Smook, L. [5422] South Africa Digitaria macroglossa K003433135 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

  • 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