Leptochloa digitata

Leptochloa digitata

Leptochloa digitata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Leptochloa
Species: Leptochloa digitata

Name

Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 379 (1915).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Poa digitata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 182 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Eleusine digitata (R.Br.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 36 (1827).
  • Leptochloa subdigitata Trin. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 210 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Rabdochloa subdigitata Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 788 (1891), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia Introduced into: South Carolina References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Domin, K. 1915. Beiträge zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. 1. und 2. Abteilung: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 1–554, tab. IX–XVIII. Stuttgart, Schweizerbart. BHL Reference page. : 20(85): 379.

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. Leptochloa digitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leptochloa digitata. 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 August 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptochloa digitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptochloa digitata. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022.

Vernacular names

English: finger sprangletop

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