Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 437 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Aldabra, Cameroon, Canary Is., Hawaii, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Boonsuk, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Hodkinson, T.R. (2016). A taxonomic revision of the genus Digitaria (Panicoideae: Poaceae) in mainland Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 246: 248-280.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, 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.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Verloove, F. (2017). New xenophytes from the Canary islands (Gran Canaria and Tenerife; Spain). Acta Botanica Croatica 76: 120-131.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verloove, F. (2017). New xenophytes from the Canary islands (Gran Canaria and Tenerife; Spain). Acta Botanica Croatica 76: 120-131.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 3: 437 (1857).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Maitland, T.D. [2] Cameroon K000022924 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Maitland, T.D. [2] Cameroon K000022925 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5678] Philippines K003796044 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [54602] French Polynesia K003797407 No
Conklin, H.C. [s.n.] Philippines K003796053 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W546] Samoa K003797409 No
Ekanayake, D.T. [31] Sri Lanka K003795574 Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2492] Papua New Guinea K003796106 Yes
Bor, N.L. [HK82] Hong Kong K002389698 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Malaysia K003795925 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [10951] Hong Kong K002389696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003795914 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [332] Fiji K003797394 No
Nusker, J.D. [1232] India K003795565 Yes
Turbet, C.R. [30] Fiji K003797399 No
[J. Botter] [20601] Reunion K003432668 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Beetle, A.A. [13148] Sri Lanka K003795570 Yes
Brass, L.J. [8324] Papua New Guinea K003796102 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21330] Malaysia K003795922 Yes
s.coll. [19] India K003795557 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [5640] Hong Kong K002389689 Yes
s.coll. [17143A] India K003795554 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [50] Indonesia K003795915 Yes
Clayton, D. [5838] Sri Lanka K003795569 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1598] Papua New Guinea K003796099 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K003795556 Yes
Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] Seychelles K001634485 Yes
Imada, C. [2019-001] United States K001614884 No
Ilolahia, V. [80] Tonga K003797404 No
Matthew, K.M. [52240] India K003795567 Yes
Clayton, D. [5677] Sri Lanka K003795572 Yes
Vaughan, D.A. [1836] Mauritius K003432670 Yes
s.coll. [2382] China K002389690 Yes
Boivin [B938] Reunion K003432669 Yes
Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] Seychelles K001574011 Yes
[Geoffrey Corbert] [23] Mauritius K003432674 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [257] Fiji K003797392 No
Whistler, W.A. [W4638] Samoa K003797411 No
Fosberg, F.R. [52040] Seychelles K001574012 Yes
Procter [3916] Seychelles K001574013 Yes
Thomasoet, H. [s.n.] Seychelles K001574014 Yes
Furuse, M. [676] Japan K002389705 Yes
Ohwi, J. [119] Japan K002389700 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [278] Solomon Islands K003797389 No
Christopher, J. [G241] India K003795561 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [33153] India K003795552 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [9787] Philippines K003796052 Yes
s.coll. [220] Guam K003797419 No
Tateishi, Y. [s.n.] Japan K002389702 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [529] Philippines K003796046 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5855] Philippines K003796045 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5795] Indonesia K003795927 Yes
But, P. [128] Hong Kong K002389693 Yes
Clayton, D. [5405] Sri Lanka K003795568 Yes
s.coll. [19] K003795558 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13390] Sri Lanka K003795573 Yes
Marsden, J. [004] Hong Kong K002389697 Yes
Froggatt, J.L. [25] Papua New Guinea K003796103 Yes
Laegaard, S. [21779] Thailand K000688348 Yes
Christopher, J. [G304] India K003795563 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20605] China K002389699 Yes
Clayton, D. [5396] Sri Lanka K003795571 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [765] Samoa K003797405 No
s.coll. [9642] India K003795553 Yes
Cheesman, L.E. [246A] Papua New Guinea K003796100 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [60481] Micronesia, Federated States of K003797420 No
Bois, D. [552] Vietnam K003795831 Yes
Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T. [8257] Palau K003797417 No
Froggatt, J.L. [22] Papua New Guinea K003796104 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI570] Bangladesh K003795566 Yes
Powell, D.A.; H'ng Kim Chey [[761]] Christmas Island K003795930 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K003432671 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [92BA/052] Indonesia K003795929 Yes
Parsons, R. [022] Vanuatu K003797390 No
Aet; [Tdja [733] Indonesia K003796105 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, J. [s.n.] India K003795555 Yes
Boden Kloss, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K003796107 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [268] Fiji K003797393 No
Tothill, J.D. [146] Fiji K003797391 No
Seto, K. [27109] Japan K002389701 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F146] K003795918 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [299] Fiji K003797396 No
Hu, S.Y. [8053] Hong Kong K002389694 Yes
Parham, B.E. [2352] Fiji K003797401 No
Tothill, J.D. [198] Fiji K003797397 No
Saunders, J.C. [131] Papua New Guinea K003796101 Yes
Henry, A. [1941] Taiwan K000885982 Type Yes
Henry, A. [1941] Taiwan K000885983 Type Yes
Furuse, M. [4111] Japan K002389706 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5634] Philippines K003796047 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6327] India K003795551 Yes
Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [10498] Indonesia K003796108 Yes
Furuse, M. [1300] Japan K002389703 Yes
Carson Roberts, D. (Mrs) [s.n.] Indonesia K003795912 Yes
Kornassi [435] Indonesia K003795928 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [404] Fiji K003797395 No
Maingay, A.C. [554] China K000885984 Type Yes
Merrill, E.D. [9589] Philippines K003796049 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [8232] India K003795560 Yes
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K003432666 Yes
Nikolic, N. [1027b] Vietnam K003795860 Yes
s.coll. [15147] Philippines K003796051 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W546] Samoa K003797408 No
Merrill, E.D. [89] Philippines K003796054 Yes
Ekanayake, D.T. [97] Sri Lanka K003795575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003795559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003795564 Yes
Vaughan, R.E. [A12a] Mauritius K003432672 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [8056] Hong Kong K002389695 Yes
de Vogel, E.F. [998] Indonesia K003795921 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K003796050 Yes
Furuse, M. [4188] Japan K002389704 Yes
Ayres, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K003432673 Yes
Motley [16] Malaysia K003795923 Yes
Reid, F.M. [s.n.] China K002389692 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [E4536] Samoa K003797410 No
s.coll. [790] India K003795562 Yes
Koroiveiban, D. [s.n.] Fiji K003797402 No
Raulerson, L. [3749] Kiribati K003797418 No
Dames, T.W.G. [79] Indonesia K003795919 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K003795577 Yes
B.E.P. [1197] Fiji K003797400 No
Bristol, M.L. [2467] Samoa K003797406 No
Forster, R.H. [F63] Malaysia K003795924 Yes
Laegaard, S.; et al. [151325] Malaysia K003795926 Yes
Motley [16] K003795917 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [19787ß] Indonesia K003795916 Yes
Loher, A. [1694] Philippines K003796048 Yes
Koorders [40407ß] Indonesia K003795913 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F62] K003795920 Yes
Galston, A.H. [1470] Sri Lanka K003795576 Yes
F. A. [Loares] [520] China K002389691 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [121] Fiji K003797398 No
Wohlhauser, S.; Andriamalaza, H. [SW447] Madagascar K003432667 Yes
Nikolic, N. [1025] Vietnam K003795859 Yes
Soakai, E. [769] Tonga K003797403 No
Sep 1, 1970 Kerr, A.F.G. [847] Thailand Digitaria timorensis K000621171 Yes
Sep 1, 1970 Kerr, A.F.G. [3981] Thailand Digitaria timorensis K000621172 Yes
Sep 1, 1970 Kerr, A.F.G. [20593] Thailand Digitaria timorensis K000621175 Yes
Apr 1, 1970 Kerr, A.F.G. [4482] Thailand Digitaria timorensis K000621173 Yes
Apr 1, 1970 Kerr, A.F.G. [6961] Thailand Digitaria timorensis K000621174 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [64766] French Polynesia Digitaria timorensis K003797413 No
Sykes, W.R. [634/CI] Cook Islands Digitaria timorensis K003797416 No
Sam, Y.Y. [FRI69085] Malaysia Digitaria timorensis K003795820 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [36/FP] French Polynesia Digitaria timorensis K003797412 No
Robertson, S.A. [2570] Seychelles Digitaria timorensis K003432675 Yes
Grant, M.L. [4724] French Polynesia Digitaria timorensis K003797415 No
Dupout, P.R. [206] Seychelles Digitaria timorensis K003432676 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cook Islands Digitaria timorensis K003797414 No
Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] Seychelles Digitaria timorensis K003432677 Yes

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