Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria wallichiana (Wight & Arn. ex Steud.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 436 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1627] Sri Lanka K003795150 Yes
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [304] India K003795132 Yes
Christopher, J. [G432] India K003795136 Yes
Clayton, D. [5448] Sri Lanka K003795148 Yes
s.coll. [985] Sri Lanka K003795144 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8890] Sri Lanka K003795140 Yes
Ridley, H.N.; Koorders [37548ß] Indonesia K003795936 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [7984] Sri Lanka K003795141 Yes
s.coll. [3249] Sri Lanka K003795146 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16876] India K003795130 Yes
Bourne [1278] India K003795123 Yes
Clayton, D. [5768] Sri Lanka K003795152 Yes
Ballard, F. [1114] Sri Lanka K003795154 Yes
Rice, C. [s.n.] India K003795133 Yes
Ballard, F. [1181] Sri Lanka K003795151 Yes
s.coll. [3249] Sri Lanka K003795147 Yes
Guyer, A. [23] India K003795131 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1667] Sri Lanka K003795142 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [916] India K000245355 Type Yes
s.coll. [3249] Sri Lanka K003795145 Yes
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [128] India K003795122 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [37548ß] Indonesia K003795934 Yes
s.coll. [982] Sri Lanka K003795143 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7309] Sri Lanka K003795156 Yes
s.coll. [6] India K003795138 Yes
Ballard, F. [1207] Sri Lanka K003795153 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [22575] India K003795129 Yes
Meebold, A. [9429] India K003795134 Yes
Bourne [2306] India K003795125 Yes
Bourne [1277] India K003795121 Yes
Ridley, H.N.; Koorders [37548ß] Indonesia K003795937 Yes
Bourne [1278] India K003795124 Yes
Bourne [2307] India K003795127 Yes
Ridley, H.N.; Koorders [s.n.] Indonesia K003795932 Yes
Koorders-Schumacher, A. [43474ß] Indonesia K003795938 Yes
Ekanayake, D.T. [100] Sri Lanka K003795149 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [RHt42467] India K003795128 Yes
Ridley, H.N.; Koorders [37548ß] Indonesia K003795935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003795139 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7293] Sri Lanka K003795155 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K003795933 Yes
Schmid, B. [s.n.] India K003795137 Yes
Christopher, J. [G477] India K003795135 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