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Digitaria eriantha

Steud. (1829)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Digitaria

pangola grass

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora 12: 468 (1829)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1530 (Ka?, H? [as D. pentzii, pasture grass], DESCR); Herbst & Clayton 1998:23 (NEWNAT/O?, M?, H, Syn. D. pentzii = D. eriantha, KEY); Staples et al. 2003:17 (K); Oppenheimer 2004:15 (EM); Faccenda 2022:56 (O); Faccenda 2023c:109, 111 (KEY); Note: remove Ka? [only known from planted spm.], Mar 2025

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Digitaria eriantha Kalaheo, Kiko headquarters, P.T.B.G Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 611 Kauai BISH 1983-09-29
2 Digitaria eriantha East Maui, Kipahulu, Below Oheo baseyard bunkhouse. Preserved_Specimen Haus, B. 1936 Maui BISH 1997-07-03
3 Digitaria eriantha Hilo Planted in moist pasture Preserved_Specimen Occasional patches, doing well Hosaka, E.Y. 4012 Hawaii BISH 1956-09-01
4 Digitaria eriantha Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Shipman, H.C. Hawaii BISH 1963-01-29
5 Digitaria eriantha South Hilo District, Waiakea. Collected along Stainback Highway corridor Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Hawaii BISH 1999-04-23
6 Digitaria eriantha Lua Makika, Forestry plantings Preserved_Specimen Char, W.P. 78.045 Kahoolawe BISH 1978-11-23
7 Digitaria eriantha Haw. Volc. Nat. Park; abandoned Ainahou Ranch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 33409 Hawaii BISH 1973-06-13
8 Digitaria eriantha Kauai Preserved_Specimen Hodges, C. Kauai BISH 1981-08-01
9 Digitaria eriantha Kahuku Along roadways through abandoned sugar cane fields & Leucaena thickets. Sunny sites. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 3936 Oahu BISH 1988-12-21
10 Digitaria eriantha Keauhou Ranch, Kau District, (Cr-15) Collected in disturbed closed Metrosideros - Acacia koa forest beside logging road. Preserved_Specimen Height 1' to 2'. Cuddihy, L.W. 86 Hawaii BISH 1980-01-04
11 Digitaria eriantha Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, alongside dirt rd 1.6 mi NW of Wailua Experiment Station Assoc. with Spathoglottis, Lantana on rd cuts. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent, becoming erect. Ishikawa, S. 280 Kauai BISH 1973-08-20
12 Digitaria eriantha Waimanalo Forest Reserve, under powerlines on ridge that runs to Olomana Partly shaded ridge top mesic growing under guava in highly disturbed power line area, Associated; Psidium guajava, Syzygium cumini, Albizia sp., Schinus terebinthifolia, Pandanus tectorius, Cordyline fruticosa, Miconia crenata. Preserved_Specimen Culms up to 2 m long sprawling, no flowers. Arthur, K. 95 Oahu BISH 2025-05-22
13 Digitaria eriantha SW flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Kapua Metrosideros, Dryopteris, Eupatorium & Vaccinium calycinum on soil. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 6073 Hawaii BISH 1977-07-12
14 Digitaria eriantha Kahuku, Kahuku Training Range Casuarina sp, Cupressus lusitanica, Miscanthus floridulus, Waltheria indica, Andropogon virginicus Preserved_Specimen Sprawling grass with long, tangled culms about 25-50 cm tall, culms longer (since they sprawl.) No flowers, inflorescence shaped like heli rotors with small seeds. Beachy, J. 236 Oahu BISH 2011-10-19
15 Digitaria eriantha UH Experimental farm at Waimanalo Weed on side of road Preserved_Specimen Common Faccenda, K. 2041 Oahu BISH 2021-07-10
16 Digitaria eriantha Across stream from base of Sacred Falls footpath Bear stream. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1978-05-09
17 Digitaria eriantha East Maui, Puu o Kali Dry lowland scrub w. a`a lava substrate. Associated vegetation: Cenchrus ciliaris, Sida fallax. Preserved_Specimen Grass. Starr, F. 405272 Maui BISH 2004-05-27
18 Digitaria eriantha Belt Rd. S of Waimea, about 2 km N from Saddle Rd. Dry roadside, full sun. Preserved_Specimen Uncommon, mixed with the dominant Cenchrus setaceus and the less common C. ciliaris Faccenda, K. 2309 Hawaii BISH 2022-03-04
19 Digitaria eriantha Keauhou Ranch, Kau District, near Puu oo trail In pasture of Pennisetum clandestinum, Anthoxanthum odoratum anad Axonopus affinis. Preserved_Specimen Spreading grass of occasional occurrence. About 2' tall. Cuddihy, L.W. 457 Hawaii BISH 1980-05-20
20 Digitaria eriantha W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua, between Honolua Valley and Mokupea Gulch, Maunalei Arboretum Naturalized & abundant in open area within Maunalei Arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 50001 Maui BISH 2000-05-02
21 Digitaria eriantha Honolulu, Pensacola St. Hawaii Agriculture Experimental Station Grass in cultivated plot Preserved_Specimen Wong, R. Oahu BISH 1941-01-08
22 Digitaria eriantha Waimea District, Waimea Canyon State Park, Junction of Hwy 550 and Makaha Ridge road Metrosideros/Acacia forest with ruderal vegetation along roadside consisting of Plantago, Medicago, Melinis, Bromus, Dactylis, Vulpia, Pennisetum, and Hypochoeris. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent herb with erect inflorescences, blades dark dull green; stigmas purple. Flynn, T.W. 6134 Kauai BISH 1997-04-29
23 Digitaria eriantha Kapa'a valley, Kahuna Rd near Hulu Rd. Roadside weed, sunny, moist, occasionally mowed area Preserved_Specimen Rhizomatous, common in this area Faccenda, K. 2401 Kauai BISH 2022-05-29
24 Digitaria eriantha Honolulu, Manoa Valley District Park Growing in recently disturbed part of the park lawn Preserved_Specimen Perennial; stoloniferous; culms decumbent, ca. 50-60 cm long. Ca. 2-3 colonies seen Ross, M.C. 2089 Oahu BISH 2025-01-20
25 Digitaria eriantha At lookout above Waipio Valley Assoc with Cynodon dactylon. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 236 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-11
26 Digitaria eriantha Wailua Game Management area at the end of Kalama road bauxite test site; Preserved_Specimen grass in fenced enclosure Flynn, T.W. 1738 Kauai BISH 1986-05-14
27 Digitaria eriantha Above Kahuku On eroding soils. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 3932 Oahu BISH 1988-12-21
28 Digitaria eriantha Koolau Mountains, Kahuku Training Area near Canes LZ Dry/mesic lowland, heabily disturbed areas. Preserved_Specimen Colony-forming grass, vegetative portion to .3 to .4 meters tall. Inflorescences to .8 meters. Spikelets paired. Racemes digitate to subdigitate, ligule membranous. Culms ascending. Lau, A. 2011072701 Oahu BISH 2011-07-27
29 Digitaria eriantha Along Stainback Hwy ca. 2 mi above jct with Volcano Hwy Open, disturbed roadside. Preserved_Specimen Stoloniferous grass. Herbst, D.R. 4073 Hawaii BISH 1974-08-13
30 Digitaria eriantha West Maui, boundary of Lahaina and Wailuku Districts, Manawainui/Pohakea divide in abandoned pasture and adjacent areas. Preserved_Specimen Common grass Oppenheimer, H.L. 100524 Maui BISH 2005-10-31
31 Digitaria eriantha East Maui, Kahakapao, Makawao Forest Reserve Disturbed, mesic lowland forest w. soggy clay substrate. Associated vegetation: Pinus, Fraxinus, Acacia koa. Preserved_Specimen Erect to decumbent grass ca. 1m ht; creating thick mats. Starr, F. 205081 Maui BISH 2002-05-08
32 Digitaria eriantha Along road Along road and cleared area near wet cave. Preserved_Specimen Occaional. Corn, C. Kauai BISH 1978-06-16
33 Digitaria eriantha Makiki Valley Loop Trail Trailhead outside of DLNR buildings. Full sun, moist Preserved_Specimen Large colony Faccenda, K. 2051 Oahu BISH 2021-07-14
34 Digitaria eriantha East Maui, Kipahulu, Puhilele Abandoned pasture, lava substrate. Associated vegetation: Pandanus tectorius, Phoenix sp, Schinus terebinthifolius, Cynodon dactylon. Preserved_Specimen Grass, perennial, thick matt almost 1m thick. Starr, F. 405182 Maui BISH 2004-05-18
35 Digitaria eriantha East Maui, Makawao District, mauka of Puu Piiholo In pasture. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 90204 Maui BISH 2002-09-08
36 Digitaria eriantha Along Kuhio Hwy, near Lemahuli Stream, Haena Preserved_Specimen Mat-forming grass. Nagata, K.M. 3853 Kauai BISH 1988-05-28
37 Digitaria eriantha Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua On plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-60. Preserved_Specimen Howard, R.A. 20259 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
38 Digitaria eriantha Makawao, Haleakala Branch Station Preserved_Specimen Good growth, spreading. Hosaka, E.Y. 2446 Maui BISH 1939-04-09
39 Digitaria eriantha Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Shipman, H.C. Hawaii BISH 1963-01-29
40 Digitaria eriantha Volcano House Garden Preserved_Specimen Fagerlund, G.O. 224 Hawaii BISH 1942-01-12
41 Digitaria eriantha Pensacola Preserved_Specimen Agronomy Department Oahu BISH 1940-08-10
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