Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria seriata Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 432 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [3756] Angola K000281354 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [3756] Angola K000281355 Type Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [22] Zimbabwe K003432296 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3761] Angola K003432308 Yes
Prince, S.D. [278] Zambia K003432290 Yes
White, C.T. [25237] Australia K003796862 Yes
Pardy, A.A. [4072] Zimbabwe K003432294 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003796861 Yes
Torre, A.R. [6412] Mozambique K003432285 Yes
Borges, A. [221] Angola K003432304 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2776] Zimbabwe K003432293 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [110] Botswana K003432303 Yes
s.coll. [11248] Angola K003432306 Yes
Torre, A.R. [7176] Mozambique K003432287 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1750] Zimbabwe K003432298 Yes
Dunham, K.M. [365] Zimbabwe K003432301 Yes
Dunham, K.M. [365] Zimbabwe K003432300 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [449] Zimbabwe K003432299 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24167] Zimbabwe K003432292 Yes
Gossweiler [11248] Angola K003432307 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; Myre, M. [71] Mozambique K003432286 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [3393A] Mozambique K003432288 Yes
Davies, R.M. [1799] Zimbabwe K003432295 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [56] Botswana K003432302 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D108] Zimbabwe K003432297 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Myre, M. [119] Mozambique K003432289 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6804] Zambia K003432291 Yes
Borges, A. [7] Angola K003432305 Yes
Torre, A.R. [7119] Mozambique K003432284 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