Dignathia is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family.[1][2][3]
| Dignathia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Hubbardochloinae |
| Genus: | Dignathia Stapf |
| Type species | |
| Dignathia gracilis | |
- Dignathia aristata Cope - Kenya
- Dignathia ciliata C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Somalia
- Dignathia gracilis Stapf - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
- Dignathia hirtella Stapf - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Oman, Yemen, Gujarat
- Dignathia villosa C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Somalia
References edit
- ^ Stapf, Otto 1911. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30: plate 2950 + 3 subsequent text pages descriptions in Latin, commentary + figure captions in English; line drawings of Dignathia gracilis (figures 1-12) and Dignathia hirtella (figure 13)
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 63(2): 275–286
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Dignathia
- ^ Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.