Digitaria xanthotricha (Hack.) Stapf
First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 451 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to South Sudan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Central African Repu, Sudan
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Panicum xanthotrichum Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 333 (1901)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Digitaria alba Mez in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 192 (1921)
- Panicum crinitum Hack. in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 744 (1894), nom. nud.
- Panicum schweinfurthii Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 366 (1901)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevalier, A. [5602], Central African Republic | K000281456 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Chevalier, A. [5602], Central African Republic | K000281457 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Schweinfurth, G. [2380] | K000281507 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Schweinfurth, G. [32303], Sudan | K000281508 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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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
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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