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Digitaria abyssinica

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Internal ID UUID64402fafb4c3f582772064
Scientific name Digitaria abyssinica
Authority (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf
First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 213 (1907)

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Digitaria abyssinica, also known as East African couchgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, New Guinea, and Queensland in Australia. It has also been introduced to Central America, northern South America, and Saint Helena. While it is a low-quality forage for livestock, it is generally considered a noxious weed.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Digitaria abyssinica var. scalarum (Schweinf.) Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 213.
Digitaria ciliaris Vanderyst Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 659. 1925 (1925)
Digitaria effusa Veldkamp Blumea 44: 447 (1999)
Digitaria eichingeri Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 193 (1921)
Digitaria hackelii Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 459 (1919)
Digitaria hentyi Veldkamp Blumea 26: 391 (1980)
Digitaria lemeeana A.Camus Bull. Soc. Bot. France 92: 51 (1945)
Digitaria merkeri Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 193 (1921)
Digitaria mutica Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 229 (1911)
Digitaria scalarum Chiov. Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 225 (1916)
Digitaria scalarum var. elgonensis C.E.Hubb. & Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 111.
Digitaria somalensis Chiov. Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 224 (1916)
Digitaria tangaensis Henrard Blumea 1: 103 (1934)
Digitaria velutina var. glabrescens Gilli Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 39. 1966
Digitaria vestita Fig. & De Not. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 14: 356 (1853)
Digitaria vestita var. scalarum (Schweinf.) Henrard Monogr. Digitaria 670. 1950
Panicum abyssinicum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 360 (1850)
Panicum hackelii Pilg. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 118 (1901)
Panicum kafuroense K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 334 (1897)
Panicum muticum Link Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 206. 1827 [1 Oct-27 Nov 1827]
Panicum scalarum Schweinf. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 20 (1894)
Panicum scalarum var. elatius Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 166. 1896
Syntherisma abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Newbould Torreya 24: 8. 1924 (1924)
Syntherisma abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Newbold Torreya 24: 8 1924
Panicum kafuroensis K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24(3): 334 1897
Dichanthium scalarum (Schweinf.) Gilliland 1952

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Language Common/alternative name
English african couchgrass
Swedish abessinsk fingerhirs
Swahili sangari

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Réunion
      • Seychelles
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000863676
USDA Plants DIAB
Tropicos 25514410
INPN 792575
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1209084-2
The Plant List kew-408721
Open Tree Of Life 68922
NCBI Taxonomy 977936
IPNI 1209084-2
iNaturalist 208771
GBIF 5289929
EPPO DIGSC
EOL 1115335
USDA GRIN 13989
Wikipedia Digitaria_abyssinica

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Assessment of farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of coffee yield reduction due to weeds and their management in Ethiopia Daba A, Tadesse M, Tsega M, Berecha G Heliyon 18-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10468382
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19183
PMID:37664719
Population structure and distribution of geladas (Theropithicus gelada, Ruppell 1835) in Kotu forest, Northern Ethiopia Abate D, Girma Z Ecol Evol 28-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10307796
doi:10.1002/ece3.10206
PMID:37396027
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Phytochemical Screening, Toxic Effects, and Antimicrobial Activity Studies of Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf (Poaceae) Rhizome Extracts against Selected Uropathogenic Microorganisms Sapunyo WL, Mbaria JM, Kanja LW, Omolo MJ, Onyancha JM Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 05-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9836796
doi:10.1155/2023/4552095
PMID:36644445
The effects of extreme climate on the invasive plant Gutenbergia cordifolia: implications for its future management in savannah ecosystems Nyarobi HA, Ngondya IB, Munishi LK Heliyon 24-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8969153
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09172
PMID:35368539
Chemical composition of major livestock feed resources in the medium and low agroecological zones in the mixed farming system of Haru District, Ethiopia Bayissa T, Dugumaa B, Desalegn K Heliyon 23-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8886000
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09012
PMID:35243109
Biomass composition and dry matter yields of feed resource available at Lalo kile district of Kellem Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia Ayele J, Tolemariam T, Beyene A, Tadese DA, Tamiru M Heliyon 17-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8866678
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08972
PMID:35243092
Herbal medicine used for the treatment of diarrhea and cough in Kampala city, Uganda Walusansa A, Asiimwe S, Ssenku JE, Anywar G, Namara M, Nakavuma JL, Kakudidi EK Trop Med Health 07-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8739351
doi:10.1186/s41182-021-00389-x
PMID:34991719
Common bacterial blight of bean: a model of seed transmission and pathological convergence Chen NW, Ruh M, Darrasse A, Foucher J, Briand M, Costa J, Studholme DJ, Jacques M Mol Plant Pathol 04-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8578827
doi:10.1111/mpp.13067
PMID:33942466
Impact of land use type and altitudinal gradient on topsoil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in the semi-arid watershed of northern Ethiopia Seifu W, Elias E, Gebresamuel G, Khanal S Heliyon 16-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8080055
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06770
PMID:33948509
Evaluation on maturity and stability of organic fertilisers in semi-arid Ethiopian Rift Valley Mukai S, Oyanagi W Sci Rep 17-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7890062
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-83611-4
PMID:33597609
Morphological and molecular characterization of Hoplolaimus pararobustus (Schuurmans Stekhoven and Teunissen, 1938) Sher 1963 with its first report on Zea mays roots in Namibia Marais M, van den Berg E, Fourie H, Rashidifard M J Nematol 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC8015359
doi:10.21307/jofnem-2020-124
PMID:33829197
Optimization of Slash and Clear Community-Directed Control of Simulium damnosum Sensu Stricto in Northern Uganda Jacob B, Loum D, Munu D, Lakwo T, Byamukama E, Habomugisha P, Cupp EW, Unnasch TR Am J Trop Med Hyg 11-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC8045649
doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1104
PMID:33432900
Diet composition and preferences of Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca ) in the compound of Alage College, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia Derebe Y, Girma Z Ecol Evol 03-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7713934
doi:10.1002/ece3.6939
PMID:33304544
Checklist of the grasses of India Kellogg EA, Abbott JR, Bawa KS, Gandhi KN, Kailash BR, Ganeshaiah KN, Shrestha UB, Raven P PhytoKeys 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC10311516
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393
PMID:37397271

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