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Taxon: Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.

Synonym of Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf

Genus: Digitaria
Family: Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Nomen number: 14104
Place of publication: Result. Sci. Miss. Stef.-Paoli, Coll. Bot. 1:225. 1916
Comment: the specific epithet is a genitive noun and retains its own gender and termination irrespective of the gender of the generic name (Vienna ICBN Art. 23.5)
Name verified on: 05-Apr-1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-May-2007
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME. (previously associated with 3 accessions)

THIS NAME HAS BEEN USED FOR A SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
Has been used for a declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents (see accepted name for other GRIN data):
FL*, MA*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.

References:

  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca. (F Zamb) [accepts].
  • Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. (Grass SAfr)
  • Thulin, M., ed. 1993–. Flora of Somalia. (F Somalia) [cites basionym].
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
More:

Check other databases for Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • Grass Manual on the Web: Manual of Grasses for North America North of Mexico
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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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?14104 (22 November 2009)

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