Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria stenotaphrodes (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 77 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Gilbert Is., Howland-Baker Is., Line Is., Phoenix Is., Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Tuvalu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1988 Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] French Polynesia K001056061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1988 Cuming, H. [1395] French Polynesia K001056060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [54616] French Polynesia K003797515 Yes
Sachet, M.-H. [2012] K003797512 Yes
Barelay [s.n.] K003797522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003797524 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003797523 Yes
Wilder, G.P. [1193] K003797518 Yes
Whitney [X] K003797517 Yes
Florence, J. [4078] French Polynesia K003797513 Yes
Batten-Poole [63] K003797521 Yes
Cuming [1395] K003797525 Yes
St. John, H. [14370] K003797519 Yes
Florence [10051] French Polynesia K003797510 Yes
St. John, H. [14370] K003797516 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H. [54649] French Polynesia K003797514 Yes
Florence [10020] French Polynesia K003797511 Yes
Whitney [2198] K003797520 Yes
Powell, T. [51] Samoa Digitaria pacifica K003797545 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [55790] Digitaria pacifica K003797543 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R. [54739] Digitaria pacifica K003797537 Yes
Bryan Jr., E.H. [132] Digitaria pacifica K003797550 Yes
Long, C.R. [1937] Digitaria pacifica K003797533 Yes
Degner, O.; Degner, J. [28602] Digitaria pacifica K003797541 Yes
St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [17492] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797526 Yes
Bryan Jr., E.H. [1330] Digitaria pacifica K003797531 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K001056057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jocelyn, J. [s.n.] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797538 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [9882] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K003797542 Yes
St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [17492] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797530 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [24639] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K003797549 Yes
Hill, F.L. [1008] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Digitaria pacifica K003797546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K003797547 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [55775] Digitaria pacifica K003797544 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R. [54829] Digitaria pacifica K003797527 Yes
Foale, M.A. [3] Digitaria pacifica K003797532 Yes
Bergman, H.F. [7] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K001056059 Type Yes
Long, C.R. [1937] Digitaria pacifica K003797534 Yes
Degerer [24638] United States Digitaria pacifica K003797548 Yes
[J. P. Gups] [5] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797529 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kiribati Digitaria pacifica K001056058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Metraux, A. [13278] Christmas Island Digitaria pacifica K003797540 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R. [54899] Digitaria pacifica K003797528 Yes
Long, C.R. [2680] Digitaria pacifica K003797536 Yes
Bryan Jr., E.H. [46] Digitaria pacifica K003797535 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