Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria rivae (Chiov.) Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 213 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Socotra, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. 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.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

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 2: 443 (1932).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 77 (1965).
  • Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1907: 213 (1907)
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 456 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1973 Mackay, W. [11], Kenya K000386230 No
May 1, 1973 Gillett, J.B. [195], Kenya K000386218 No
Mar 1, 1973 Bogdan, A. [AB3902], Kenya K000386224 No
Mar 1, 1973 Bogdan, A. [AB3917], Kenya K000386223 No
Drake-Brockman, R.E. [131], Ethiopia K000281509 holotype Yes
Pratt, D.G. [MS262], Kenya K000386228 No
Greenway, P.J. [12796], Kenya K000386215 No
Hepper, F.N. [6941], Kenya K000386217 No
Ng'ang'a, S.K. [137], Kenya K000386219 No
Magogo, F.C. [1327], Kenya K000386220 No
Adamson, T. [19], Kenya K000386221 No
Haerdi, F. [1839], Kenya K000386229 No
Hemingway, P. [811], Kenya K000386226 No
Leuthold, W. [113], Kenya K000386225 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9752], Kenya K000386216 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [4971], Kenya K000386222 No
Greenway, P.J. [12779], Kenya K000386227 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • 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