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Taxon: Digitaria debilis (Desf.) Willd.

Genus:

Digitaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt.Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Anthephorinae

Nomen number:

14005

Place of publication:

Enum. pl. 1:91. 1809

Link to protologue:

Name Verified on:

26-Mar-1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

Basionym: Panicum debile Desf.
(≡) Syntherisma debile (Desf.) Skeels

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (s.w.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (w.)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal, Spain (n.w.)

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
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun

Check other web resources for Digitaria debilis (Desf.) Willd. :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe:
World Grass Species-Descriptions: Morphological species description from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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.
PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14005. Accessed 1 July 2024.