Digitaria heterantha
Also known as: Digitaria baliensis Ohwi +17 more
- Digitaria baliensis Ohwi
- Digitaria bantamensis Ohwi
- Digitaria dispar Henrard
- Digitaria heterantha subsp. aequabilis Henrard
- Digitaria heterantha subsp. hirtella L.C.Chia
- Digitaria heterantha subsp. holosericea Henrard
- Digitaria heterantha subsp. meyeniana Henrard
- Digitaria heterantha subsp. pachyrhachis (Hack.) Merr.
- Digitaria heterantha var. hirtella L.C.Chia
- Digitaria heterantha var. holosericea Henrard
- Digitaria heterantha var. pachyrhachis (Hack.) Merr.
- Digitaria kanehirae Ohwi
- Digitaria longissima Mez
- Digitaria shimadana Ohwi
- Panicum heteranthum subsp. pachyrhachis Hack.
- Panicum heteranthum var. pachyrhachis Hack.
- Paspalum heteranthum Hook.f.
- Syntherisma heterantha Groff & B.C.Ding
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Digitaria heterantha is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Digitaria, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Northern Territory, Queensland