Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler (Descr. Gram. 27. 1802.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Desecheo, Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native),
Common Names: Grama dulce cimarrona (Dominican Republic), Pangola (Cuba), Pata de cotorra (Dominican Republic), Pata de gallina (Puerto Rico), Pendejuelo (Dominican Republic), Pendejuelo (Puerto Rico), Southern crabgrass (Bahamas), Yerba de juey (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard (Blumea 1: 92. 1934.), Syntherisma sanguinale sensu Britton & Millsp., non (L.) Dulac. (Bahama Fl. 16. 1920.),
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Last edited 23 Apr 12