Digitaria exilis

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Digitaria exilis
Digitaria exilis

Taxonavigation

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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 exilis

Name

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Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf, 1915

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Panicum exile (Kippist) A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 726 (1920), nom. illeg.
    • Paspalum exile Kippist, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 157 (1842)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
Digitaria exilis
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
    • Introduced into:
      • Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • US National Academy of Sciences. 1996. Lost Crops of Africa. Chapter on "Fonio (Acha)"
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Vernacular names

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bamanankan: Fini
English: Fonio; Acha
Fulfulde: Seremmbe; Funye
français: Fonio
italiano: Fonio
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