Poaceae
Dignathia

Dignathia gracilis Stapf

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 30: t. 2950 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Mozambique. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 34 (1958).
  • Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 442 (1932).
  • Stapf in Hook., Ic. Pl. 30, t. 2950 (1911).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Greenway, P.J. [10841] Kenya K003920896 Yes
Tanner, R. [3563] Tanzania K003920895 No
Polhill; Paulo [650] Kenya K003920891 Yes
Allan, J.A. [178] Kenya K003920892 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9273] Kenya K003920884 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI878] Somalia K003920828 Yes
Luke; Robertson [2188] Kenya K003920885 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Warfa, A.M. [68] Somalia K003920826 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [6042] Somalia K003920827 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [44] Kenya K003920894 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1278] Kenya K003920886 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Bettencourt, J. [4979] Mozambique K003920909 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Bettencourt, J. [4979] Mozambique K003920910 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI753] Somalia K003920830 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9497] Kenya K003920883 Yes
s.coll. [4972] Kenya K003920887 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17648] Somalia K003920831 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [1680] Kenya K003920890 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Bettencourt, J. [4979] Mozambique K003920911 Yes
Allan, J.A. [155] Kenya K003920893 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [30] Kenya K003920888 Yes
Raimondo, F.M. [5] Somalia K003920829 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10449] Kenya K003920889 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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

    • '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