Digitaria eriantha

Digitaria eriantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Digitaria
Species:
D. eriantha
Binomial name
Digitaria eriantha
Subspecies and varieties[1]
  • D. e. subsp. eriantha
  • D. e. subsp. pentzii (Stent) Kok
  • D. e. var. stolonifera Stapf
Synonyms[2]
  • Digitaria bechuanica (Stent) Henrard
  • Digitaria decumbens Stent
  • Digitaria dinteri Henrard
  • Digitaria geniculata Stent
  • Digitaria glauca Stent
  • Digitaria hiascens Mez
  • Digitaria livida Henrard
  • Digitaria nemoralis Henrard
  • Digitaria pentzii Stent
  • Digitaria smutsii Stent
  • Digitaria stentiana Henrard
  • Digitaria umfolozi D.W.Hall
  • Digitaria valida Stent
  • Syntherisma erianthum (Steud.) Newbold

Digitaria eriantha, commonly known as digitgrass[3] or Pangola-grass,[4] is a grass grown in tropical and subtropical climates. It grows relatively well in various soils, but grows especially well in moist soils. It is tolerant to droughts, water lodging, suppresses weeds and grows relatively quickly after grazing. This grass demonstrates great potential for farmers in Africa in subtropical and tropical climates, mostly for livestock feed.

  1. ^ "Search: Digitaria eriantha". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Digitaria eriantha". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Digitaria eriantha​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.