Digitaria fuscescens

Digitaria fuscescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Anthephorinae
Genus: Digitaria
Species: Digitaria fuscescens

Name

Digitaria fuscescens (J.Presl) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 61: 8 (1930)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Paspalum fuscescens J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 213 (1830)
    • Syntherisma fuscescens (J.Presl) Scribn. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 10: 49 (1899)
  • Heterotypic
    • Digitaria pseudoischaemum Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 42 (1854)
    • Panicum pseudoischaemum (Buse) Boerl. in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 8: 52 (1889)
    • Paspalum micranthum Desv. in Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 160 (1831)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Cosmopolitan
    • Regional: Tropical Old World
      • Bangladesh, Borneo, Cameroon, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam
    • Introduced into:
      • Andaman Is., Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Fiji, French Guiana, Guyana, Hawaii, Nicobar Is., Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Suriname, Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 


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