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Digera

Digera muricata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Digera. It is an annual native to parts of Africa and Asia, ranging from Egypt to Tanzania in eastern Africa, and to Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, southeastern China, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands.

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Digera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Digera
Forssk. (1775)
Species:
D. muricata
Binomial name
Digera muricata
(L.) Mart. (1926)
Subspecies and varieties1
  • Digera muricata var. macroptera C.C.Towns.
  • Digera muricata subsp. muricata
  • Digera muricata var. patentipilosa C.C.Towns.
  • Digera muricata subsp. trinervis C.C.Towns.
Synonyms21
  • Eclotoripa Raf. (1837)
  • Pseudodigera Chiov. (1936)
  • Achyranthes muricata L. (1762)
  • Amaranthus frutescens Dum.Cours. (1802), nom. illeg.
  • Chamissoa muricata (L.) Spreng. (1824)
  • Cladostachys muricata (L.) Moq. (1849)
  • Desmochaeta muricata (L.) DC. (1813)
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Digera muricata in Theni, Cumbam Valley, Tamil Nadu, India. source ↗

Digera muricata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Digera.1 It is an annual native to parts of Africa and Asia, ranging from Egypt to Tanzania in eastern Africa, and to Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, southeastern China, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands.1

Subdivisions

Four subdivisions are recognized:

  • Digera muricata var. macroptera C.C.Towns. – eastern Africa, from Ethiopia and Somalia to Tanzania
  • Digera muricata subsp. muricata – Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, southeastern China, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Maluku
  • Digera muricata var. patentipilosa C.C.Towns. – southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, and Socotra
  • Digera muricata subsp. trinervis C.C.Towns. – northeastern and eastern tropical Africa from Sudan to Tanzania
References

References

  1. "Digera muricata (L.) Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. "Digera Forssk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.