Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria nodosa Parl.

First published in Pl. Nov.: 39 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia to NW. India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov., Fl. Somala 1: 331 (1929).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 438 (1956).
  • Parl., Pl. Nov. Min. Not.: 39 (1842).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 433 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2013 El-Keblawy, A.; Gairola, S.; Mahmoud, T. [1790] United Arab Emirates K000568937 Yes
Cope, T.A. [378] Oman K002389320 Yes
Cope, T.A. [437] Oman K002389314 Yes
Guarino, L. [55] Oman K002389331 Yes
McLeish, I. [2739] Oman K002389328 Yes
Cope, T.A. [558] Oman K002389330 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [865612] Oman K002389325 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14551] India K002389989 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [35731] Afghanistan K002389346 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5521] Oman K002389332 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [14020] Pakistan K002389998 Yes
Cope, T.A. [342] Oman K002389335 Yes
Norris, J.J. [19] Pakistan K002389986 Yes
Herlocker, D. [S-410] Somalia K003799157 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6994] Saudi Arabia K002389299 No
Cope, T.A. [406] Oman K002389321 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23369] Pakistan K002389993 Yes
Cope, T.A. [383] Oman K002389319 Yes
Mwasumbi [14378] Tanzania K003430653 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7975/6] Oman K002389342 Yes
Rahman, A. [25651] Pakistan K002389978 Yes
Baldrati, I. [s.n.] Eritrea K003799148 Yes
Cope, T.A. [303] Oman K002389336 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9555] Pakistan K002389990 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22214/B] Somalia K003799159 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [25807] Pakistan K002389980 Yes
Cope, T.A. [368] Oman K002389333 Yes
McLeish, I. [2040] Oman K002389329 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2402] Oman K002389318 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [29473] Pakistan K002389983 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7959/9] Oman K002389343 Yes
Appleton [s.n.] Somalia K003799156 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5647] Saudi Arabia K002389300 No
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K003799160 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3357] Kenya K003430646 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K. [23809] Tanzania K003430654 Yes
Cope, T.A. [596] Oman K002389338 Yes
Chedeville, E. [2038] Somalia K003799151 Yes
Chedeville, E. [2039] Somalia K003799152 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002389489 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23368] Pakistan K002389991 Yes
Mosnier, M. [3832] Saudi Arabia K002389306 No
Wood, J.R.I. [75/180] Yemen K002389311 No
Rippstein, G. [776] Ethiopia K003799150 Yes
Pappi, A. [2596] Eritrea K003799147 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [5056] Yemen K002389309 No
Collenette, I.S. [8716] Djibouti K003799154 Yes
Kabir; Drummond, J.R. [14444] India K002389987 Yes
Wieland, R.G. [4246] Somalia K003799158 Yes
Miller, A.G. [7556] Oman K002389324 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R. [1509] Tunisia K002389478 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [3829] Saudi Arabia K002389304 No
Cope, T.A. [486] Oman K002389337 Yes
Lamond, J. [1542] Pakistan K002389982 Yes
Stocks (Dr.) [647] India K002389976 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5587] Tanzania K003430652 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [s.n.] Egypt K002389344 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23368] Pakistan K002389992 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2091] Kenya K003430647 Yes
Collett, H. [s.n.] Pakistan K001666445 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2183] Kenya K003430651 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23677] Pakistan K002389997 Yes
Cope, T.A. [415] Oman K002389334 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K127] Kenya K003430645 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1878] Yemen K002389312 No
[D. Losttey] [DC/524] Oman K002389315 Yes
s.coll. [507/8] Pakistan K002389979 Yes
Gelert, O. [s.n.] Spain K002389488 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1596] Kenya K003430650 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002389999 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Morocco K002389479 Yes
Hartland, B.S. [s.n.] India K002389985 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria K002389480 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4777] Yemen K002389307 No
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Langström [7910] Yemen K002389313 No
Griffith [329] Afghanistan K002389345 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8670] Djibouti K003799155 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M933919] Oman K002389341 Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [3620] Oman K002389316 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2170] Kenya K003430649 Yes
Edwards, S.; Tewoldeberhan, G.E. [3886] Ethiopia K003799149 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14626] Pakistan K002389988 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [7264] Saudi Arabia K002389298 No
Collenette, I.S. [3928] Saudi Arabia K002389305 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9210] Oman K002389322 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [27273] Pakistan K002389995 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8615/10] Oman K002389326 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.B.K.; Murray, B.G. [390] Morocco K002389477 Yes
McDonald, J. [1069] Kenya K003430648 Yes
Qaiser, M. [2711] Pakistan K002389984 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [7313] Tanzania K003430655 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [531] Afghanistan K000885988 Type Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [531] Afghanistan K000885987 Type Yes
Norris, J.J. [20] Pakistan K002389977 Yes
Chedeville, E. [2041] Somalia K003799153 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [729] Yemen K002389308 No
Lamond, J. [1290] Pakistan K002389981 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4336] Saudi Arabia K002389303 No
Collenette, I.S. [4397] Saudi Arabia K002389302 No
McLeish, I. [3470] Oman K002389327 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5096] Saudi Arabia K002389301 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9092] Oman K002389339 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23370] Pakistan K002389996 Yes
Bolle, C. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134417 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1923] Yemen K002389310 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9349A] Oman K002389323 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134416 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [152] India K002389994 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9193] Oman K002389340 Yes
Guarino, L. [30] Oman K002389317 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0