Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria papposa (R.Br.) P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 51 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1982 Brown, R. [6120] Australia K000215225 Type Yes
Symon, D.E. [5061] Australia K003796188 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17531] Australia K003796183 Yes
White, C.T. [1463] Australia K003796178 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1794] Australia K003796180 Yes
Specht, R.L. [604] Australia K003796186 Yes
Specht, R.L. [604] Australia K003796185 Yes
Byrnes, N. [1869] Australia K003796184 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1794] Australia K003796179 Yes
Symon, D.E. [7835] Australia K003796182 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000215226 Type Yes
Specht, R.L. [226] Australia K003796187 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000215224 Type Yes
Brass, L. [141] Australia K003796181 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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