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Taxon: Digitaria monodactyla (Nees) Stapf

Genus: Digitaria
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Panicoideae tribe: Paniceae.
Nomen number: 14042
Place of publication: W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. cap. 7:373. 1898
Name verified on: 12-Oct-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Oct-2000
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    East Tropical Africa: Tanzania
    South Tropical Africa: Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe
    Southern Africa: Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa - Cape Province [e.], Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal; Swaziland

References:

  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca.
  • Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58.
  • Kok, P. D. F. 1981. Notes on Digitaria in South Africa. Bothalia 13:457.
  • Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966–1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
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Check other web resources for Digitaria monodactyla (Nees) Stapf:


Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?14042 (22 May 2013)

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