Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria setifolia Stapf

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 376 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar, S. China to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Swaziland

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Northern Provinces, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (2000). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam, ed. 2, 3: 1-1020. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 25, 1977 MacOwan, P. [1300], South Africa K000281329 syntype Yes
May 25, 1977 Baur, R. [287], South Africa K000281330 syntype Yes
Homblé, H.A. [10], Zaire K000281433 syntype Yes
Gowweiler, J. [2386], Angola K000281432 syntype Yes
Gowweiler, J. [2386], Angola K000281431 syntype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20109], Thailand K000621144 No
Wilford, C. [257], Hong Kong K000885980 Yes
Kokkamhaeng, T. [35], Thailand K000688277 No
Smitinand, T. [11483], Thailand K000688279 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [8715], Thailand K000621143 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [1153], Thailand K000621142 No
Wilford, C. [257], Hong Kong K000885981 Yes
Sorensen, Th. [2243], Thailand K000688280 No
Sorensen, Th. [7903], Thailand K000688283 No
Smitinand, T. [2704], Thailand K000688278 No
Smitinand, T. [1791], Thailand K000688284 No
Sorensen, Th. [3380], Thailand K000688282 No
Sorensen, Th. [2360], Thailand K000688281 No
Smitinand, T. [2474], Thailand K000688285 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/

  • 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