Digitaria scalarum

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 scalarum

Name

Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov., Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 225 (1916)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Digitaria abyssinica var. scalarum (Schweinf.) Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 213 (1907)
  • Digitaria mutica Rendle in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 229 (1911), nom. superfl.
  • Digitaria vestita var. scalarum (Schweinf.) Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 670 (1950)
  • Panicum scalarum Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 20 (1894)
• Heterotypic
  • Digitaria ciliaris Vanderyst in Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 659 (1925), nom. illeg.
  • Digitaria hackelii Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 459 (1919)
  • Digitaria scalarum var. elgonensis C.E.Hubb. & Snowden in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 111 (1934)
  • Digitaria somalensis Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 224 (1916)
  • Digitaria tangaensis Henrard in Blumea 1: 103 (1934)
  • Digitaria vestita subvar. elgonensis (C.E.Hubb. & Snowden) Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 670 (1950)
  • Panicum hackelii Pilg. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 118 (1901), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum scalarum var. elatius Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 166 (1896)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regionalː Central Africa Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regionalː Western Africa Cameroon Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regionalː Eastern Africa Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania Introduced into: Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chiovenda, E. 1916. Resultati Scientifici della Missione Stefanini-Paoli nella Somalia Italiana. 1. Le collezioni botaniche. 241 pp. Firenze: Galletti e Cocci. Reference page. : 1: 225

Additional references

• Faccenda, K. (2023). Updates to the Hawaiian grass flora and selected keys to species: Part 2. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 155: 83-156.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Digitaria scalarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Digitaria scalarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Digitaria scalarum. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2025. Reference page.