Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria sparsifructus Ohwi

First published in Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 7 (1947)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China, E. Jawa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 25, 1944 Backer, C.A. [6605], Jawa K000290281 isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1972 Marcan, A. [2366], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000621218 No
Sep 1, 1972 Marcan, A. [2366], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000621219 No
Nov 1, 1971 Put [1800], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000621220 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [19638], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000621216 No
Kostermans, A. [1359], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000688349 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19704], Thailand Digitaria siamensis K000621217 No

Sources

  • 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