Code
DIGLO
Growth form
Grass
Biological cycle
vivacious
Habitat
Terrestrial
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Agrostis lenta Aiton |
| synonym | Agrostis triracemosa Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid] |
| synonym | Agrostis triracemosa Roxb. ex Hook.f., pro syn. |
| synonym | Anastrophus nematanthus Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks. [Spelling variant] |
| synonym | Anastrophus nematanthus Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks., orth. var. |
| synonym | Digitaria corradii Chiov. |
| synonym | Digitaria curvipes Mez |
| synonym | Digitaria eriolepis Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria filiculmis (Nees ex Miq.) Ohwi |
| synonym | Digitaria flexilis Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria friesii Pilg. |
| synonym | Digitaria hatusimae Ohwi |
| synonym | Digitaria longiflora var. elatior Hack. ex Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria longiflora var. prorepens Henrard, nom. inval. |
| synonym | Digitaria malesiae Ohwi |
| synonym | Digitaria oblongo-ovata Ohwi |
| synonym | Digitaria preslii (Kunth) Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria preslii var. glabrata Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria propinqua (R.Br.) P.Beauv. |
| synonym | Digitaria pseudo-durva var. minus (Nees) Miq. |
| synonym | Digitaria roxburghii Spreng. [Illegitimate] |
| synonym | Digitaria roxburghii Spreng., nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Digitaria speciosa Henrard |
| synonym | Digitaria tenuiflora (R.Br.) P.Beauv. |
| synonym | Milium filiforme Roxb. [Illegitimate] |
| synonym | Milium filiforme Roxb., nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Milium radiatum Rottler ex Hook.f. [Invalid] |
| synonym | Milium radiatum Rottler ex Hook.f., pro syn. |
| synonym | Milium triracemosum Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid] |
| synonym | Milium triracemosum Roxb. ex Hook.f., pro syn. |
| synonym | Panicum longiflorum (Retz.) J.F.Gmel. |
| synonym | Panicum parvulum Trin. [Illegitimate] |
| synonym | Panicum parvulum Trin., nom. superfl. |
| synonym | Panicum propinquum R.Br. |
| synonym | Panicum pseudo-durva var. gracillima Nees |
| synonym | Panicum pseudodurva var. gracillimum Nees |
| synonym | Panicum pseudodurva var. minus Nees |
| synonym | Panicum tenuiflorum R.Br. |
| synonym | Paspalum argenteum Vanderyst [Invalid] |
| synonym | Paspalum argenteum Vanderyst, nom. provis. |
| synonym | Paspalum bifarium Edgew. |
| synonym | Paspalum brevifolium Flüggé [Illegitimate] |
| synonym | Paspalum brevifolium Flüggé, nom. superfl. |
| synonym | Paspalum brevifolium var. propinquum (R.Br.) Benth. |
| synonym | Paspalum filiculme Nees ex Miq. |
| synonym | Paspalum longiflorum Retz. |
| synonym | Paspalum nematodes Schult. |
| synonym | Paspalum preslii Kunth |
| synonym | Paspalum pubescens J.Presl [Illegitimate] |
| synonym | Paspalum pubescens J.Presl, nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Syntherisma longiflora (Retz.) Skeels |
| synonym | Syntherisma pubescens Scribn. |
| synonym | Vilfa lenta (Aiton) P.Beauv. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Global description
Digitaria longiflora is a stoloniferous perennial herb, in upright spreading tufts, rooting at the nodes, 10 to 60 cm high. Fibrous roots, white or brown. Cylindrical, pubescent stems. Leaves simple alternating spiral, linear to lanceolate of about 4-10 cm x 0.7 cm. The sheath is hairless and the ligule membranous. The inflorescence is composed of 2 to 3 digitate racemes . The spikelets are tiny on tapered rachis. The fruit is a caryopsis.
First leaves
The pre-foliaison is rolled up.
General habit
Stoloniferous perennial herb, in upright spreading tufts, 10 to 60 cm high.
Culm
Culmis cylindrical. The base of the culm spreads out on the ground and takes root at the nodes.
Leaf
The leaves are simple, alternating spiral. The blade is linear to lanceolate, 1 to 9 cm long and 1 to 5 mm wide. The sheath is hairless or shaggy and the ligule membranous. The faces are glabrous or hairy.
Inflorescence
The inflorescence is composed of 2 to 4 linear digitate racemes, 3 to 6 cm (10 cm) long with a flat rachis. Spikelets in groups of 3 rather irregularly arranged.
Spikelet
Spikelets are elliptical, hairless or finely pubescent, 1.2 to 1.6 mm long with an acute apex. Lower sub-null lower glume, upper glume the length of the spikelet.
Fruit
The fruit is a caryopsis.
Digitaria longiflora is a stoloniferous perennial herb, in upright spreading tufts, rooting at the nodes, 10 to 60 cm high. Fibrous roots, white or brown. Cylindrical, pubescent stems. Leaves simple alternating spiral, linear to lanceolate of about 4-10 cm x 0.7 cm. The sheath is hairless and the ligule membranous. The inflorescence is composed of 2 to 3 digitate racemes . The spikelets are tiny on tapered rachis. The fruit is a caryopsis.
First leaves
The pre-foliaison is rolled up.
General habit
Stoloniferous perennial herb, in upright spreading tufts, 10 to 60 cm high.
Culm
Culmis cylindrical. The base of the culm spreads out on the ground and takes root at the nodes.
Leaf
The leaves are simple, alternating spiral. The blade is linear to lanceolate, 1 to 9 cm long and 1 to 5 mm wide. The sheath is hairless or shaggy and the ligule membranous. The faces are glabrous or hairy.
Inflorescence
The inflorescence is composed of 2 to 4 linear digitate racemes, 3 to 6 cm (10 cm) long with a flat rachis. Spikelets in groups of 3 rather irregularly arranged.
Spikelet
Spikelets are elliptical, hairless or finely pubescent, 1.2 to 1.6 mm long with an acute apex. Lower sub-null lower glume, upper glume the length of the spikelet.
Fruit
The fruit is a caryopsis.
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Life cycle
Vivacious
Reproduction
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Digitaria longiflora is an annual to short vivacious species. Propagation occurs by seeds and vegetatively.
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Morphology
Growth form
Tuft plant with narrow leaves
Running plant
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Grass or grass-like
Grass-like leaf type
Grass leaf
Type of prefoliation
Rolled leaf
Latex
Without latex
Stem section
Round
Root type
Rhizome
Fibrous roots
Ligule type
Ligule membranous large
Hollow or solid stem
Hollow stem
Stipule type
No stipule
Leaf attachment type
with graminate sheathing and hair
Fruit type
Grain of grasses
Lamina base
sheathing grass-like auriculate
Lamina margin
ciliate
scabrous
Lamina apex
attenuate
Upperface pilosity
Glabrous
Less hairy
Dense hairy
Upperface hair type
Long
Lowerface pilosity
Dense hairy
Less hairy
Glabrous
Lowerface hair type
Long
Simple leaf type
Lamina linear
Lamina section
folded
Lamina Veination
Parallel
Flower color
Green
Inflorescence type
Bidigitate racemes
Stem pilosity
Dense hairy
Glabrous
Less hairy
Stem hair type
Hispidus
Pubescent
Life form
Grass
Geophytic plant
Look Alikes
| Tuft forming growth habit. rhizomes, rhizomes | D. humbertii | ||
| Creeping growth habit | D. radicosa | ||
| Spread erect growth habit | Sheath with long hairs | D. horizontalis | |
| Glabrous sheath | Spikelets grouped by 2, 3 mm, Triangular rachis | D. ciliaris | |
| Spikelets grouped by 3, 1,5 mm, Rachis flat |
D. longiflora |
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Ecology
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Digitaria longiflora grows in open scrub, deciduous forests and bamboo forests, on rice bunds in Asia.
It is present in open abandoned lands, rotation or perennial crops.
It is present in open abandoned lands, rotation or perennial crops.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Description
Geographical distibution
Madagascar
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Origin
Digitaria longiflora is native to Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Worldwide distribution
Central America, Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean, Russia, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and Pacific Islands.
Digitaria longiflora is native to Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Worldwide distribution
Central America, Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean, Russia, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and Pacific Islands.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Local harmfulness
Benin: Digitaria longiflora develops in coastal sandy areas and fluviolacustres, Northeast Sudanese and Sudano-Sahelian, frequent and generally abundant.
Burkina Faso: frequent and scarce.
Nigeria: frequent and generally abundant
Benin: Digitaria longiflora develops in coastal sandy areas and fluviolacustres, Northeast Sudanese and Sudano-Sahelian, frequent and generally abundant.
Burkina Faso: frequent and scarce.
Nigeria: frequent and generally abundant
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📚 Uses and Management
Management
Global control
For annual grass weed control tips irrigated rice and lowland in Africa, visit:http://portal.wiktrop.org/document/show/32
For vivacious grass weed control tips irrigated rice and lowland in Africa, visit:http://portal.wiktrop.org/document/show/34
For annual grass weed control tips irrigated rice and lowland in Africa, visit:http://portal.wiktrop.org/document/show/32
For vivacious grass weed control tips irrigated rice and lowland in Africa, visit:http://portal.wiktrop.org/document/show/34
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📚 Information Listing
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References
- Grard, P., Homsombath, K., Kessler, P., Khuon, E., Le Bourgeois, T., Prospéri, J., Risdale, C. 2006. Oswald V.1.0: A multimedia identification system of the major weeds of rice paddy fields of Cambodia and Lao P.D.R. In Cirad [ed.]. Cirad, Montpellier, France. Cdrom. ISBN 978-2-87614-653-2.
- Grard, P., T. Le Bourgeois, J. Rodenburg, P. Marnotte, A. Carrara, R. Irakiza, D. Makokha, G. kyalo, K. Aloys, K. Iswaria, N. Nguyen and G. Tzelepoglou (2012). AFROweeds V.1.0: African weeds of rice Montpellier, France & Cotonou, Bénin, Cirad-AfricaRice eds.
- Häfliger E., Scholz H. 1980. Grass Weeds 2. Documenta Ciba-Geigy. Switzerland.
- Chauhan B S et Johnson D E. Germination Ecology of Southern Crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris) and India Crabgrass (Digitaria longiflora) : Two Important Weeds of Rice in Tropics. Weed Sci 56(5):722-728.
- Akoègninou A., van der Burg W.J., van der Maesen L.J.G. 2006. Flore Analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Wageningen. 1034 p.
- Dassanayake 1994; Troupin 1987.
Information Listing > References
- Grard, P., Homsombath, K., Kessler, P., Khuon, E., Le Bourgeois, T., Prospéri, J., Risdale, C. 2006. Oswald V.1.0: A multimedia identification system of the major weeds of rice paddy fields of Cambodia and Lao P.D.R. In Cirad [ed.]. Cirad, Montpellier, France. Cdrom. ISBN 978-2-87614-653-2.
- Grard, P., T. Le Bourgeois, J. Rodenburg, P. Marnotte, A. Carrara, R. Irakiza, D. Makokha, G. kyalo, K. Aloys, K. Iswaria, N. Nguyen and G. Tzelepoglou (2012). AFROweeds V.1.0: African weeds of rice Montpellier, France & Cotonou, Bénin, Cirad-AfricaRice eds.
- Häfliger E., Scholz H. 1980. Grass Weeds 2. Documenta Ciba-Geigy. Switzerland.
- Chauhan B S et Johnson D E. Germination Ecology of Southern Crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris) and India Crabgrass (Digitaria longiflora) : Two Important Weeds of Rice in Tropics. Weed Sci 56(5):722-728.
- Akoègninou A., van der Burg W.J., van der Maesen L.J.G. 2006. Flore Analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Wageningen. 1034 p.
- Dassanayake 1994; Troupin 1987.
Etude floristique et phytoécologique des adventices des complexes sucriers de Ferké 1 et 2, de Borotou-Koro et de Zuenoula, en Côte d'Ivoire
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Digitaria |
| Species | Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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