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Digitaria longiflora

Digitaria longiflora is a species of crabgrass. It is the wild progenitor of the West African domesticated crop Digitaria exilis.

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Digitaria longiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Digitaria
Species:
D. longiflora
Binomial name
Digitaria longiflora
(Retz.) Pers.

Digitaria longiflora is a species of crabgrass. It is the wild progenitor of the West African domesticated crop Digitaria exilis.1

References

References

  1. Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
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