Digitaria insularis

Digitaria insularis

Digitaria insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

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

Name

Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman, 1912

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon insularis L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1304 (1759)
  • Digitaria leucophaea (Kunth) Stapf, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 382 (1898), nom. superfl.
  • Milium villosum Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 24 (1788), nom. superfl.
  • Panicum insulare (L.) G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 60 (1818)
  • Panicum insulare var. leucophaeumKuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 361 (1898), not validly publ.
  • Panicum insulare var. typicum Hack., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 70 (1904), not validly publ.
  • Panicum lanatum Rottb., Descr. Rar. Pl. Surin.: 1 (1776), nom. superfl.
  • Panicum leucophaeum Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 97 (1816), nom. superfl.
  • Syntherisma insularis (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 473 (1902)
  • Trichachne insularis (L.) Nees, C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 86 (1829)
  • Tricholaena insularis (L.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 557 (1864)
  • Valota insularis (L.) Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 188 (1906)
• Heterotypic
  • Rhynchospora fabri (Rottb.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 147 (1855)
  • Schoenus fabri Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 62 (1773)
  • Agrostis villosa Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 43 (1840), pro syn.
  • Andropogon fabricii Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 40: 44 (1921)
  • Milium hirsutum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 13 (1812)
  • Monachne unilateralis Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 468 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Nardus dactyloides Roll.-Germ. ex Rottb., Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 269 (1778)
  • Panicum duchaissingii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 93 (1854)
  • Panicum falsum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 67 (1853)
  • Panicum gavanianum Steud. ex Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 137 (1877), pro syn.
  • Panicum saccharoides A.Rich., R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 306 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Saccharum polystachyum Siebold ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 124 (1833), pro syn.
  • Tricholaena saccharoides Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 557 (1864)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Southern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Introduced into: Caroline Is., Hawaii, Illinois, Kazan-retto, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Wake I. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mez, C.C., 1912, Ark. Bot. 9(4):17.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Digitaria insularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Digitaria insularis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Digitaria insularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Digitaria insularis. Published online. Accessed: October 07 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Digitaria insularis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: sourgrass

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