Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria phaeotricha (Chiov.) Robyns

First published in Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (4to) 1(1): 28 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to Angola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Inst. Roy. Col. Belge, Mém. 1: 28 (1931).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Milne-Redhead, E. [1003], Zambia K000281419 holotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1003], Zambia K000281421 holotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1003], Zambia K000281420 holotype Yes
Jaeger, P. [9791], Sierra Leone K000281523 holotype Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [4167], Zambia K000496668 No
Simon, B.K. [989], Zambia K000496671 No
Fitzgerald, V. [4985], Zambia K000496670 No
Williamson, G. [1078], Zambia K000496672 No
Simon, B.K. [994], Zambia K000496669 No

Sources

  • 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • 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