Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria milanjiana (Rendle) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 430 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

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. 48 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 77 (1965).
  • Edwards & Bogdan, Imp. Grassl. Pl. Kenya: 54 (1951).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 35 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 26 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 20 (1934).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 430 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1987 Scheffler, G. [152] Kenya K000281403 Holotype Yes
May 1, 1973 Stolz, A. [989] Tanzania K000281399 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1973 Davies, R.M. [AH9736] Tanzania K000281398 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1973 Grant, D.K.S. [881] Kenya K000281401 Holotype Yes
May 1, 1973 Hitchcock, A.S. [25176] Kenya K000281402 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9360] Zambia K001589603 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [M390] South Africa K000281365 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25101] Kenya K000281400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hemp, A. [4430] Tanzania K001765389 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [10003] Zambia K001589604 Yes
Burtt-Davy [1122] South Africa K000281364 Isosyntype Yes
[8567] South Africa K000281370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [M391] South Africa K000281367 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [M392] South Africa K000281366 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [8874] South Africa K000281368 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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