Digitaria compressa
Also known as: Digitaria buchananii Mez +4 more
- Digitaria buchananii Mez
- Digitaria capitipila Stapf
- Digitaria homblei Robyns
- Digitaria katangensis Robyns
- Digitaria katangensis var. hirta Goetgh.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Digitaria compressa is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe