Two new species and a new record of Digitaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae) from western Tanzania and the Uzondo Plateau.

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de Almeida, Rafael Felipe
Burton, George P.
Antonio-Domingues, Higor
Hoban, Gabriella
MacKinnon, Lorna
Sosef, Marc S. M.
Vollesen, Kaj
Luke, W. R. Quentin
Vorontsova, Maria S.
Date published
May 21, 2026
Abstract
Two new species of Digitaria are described from two locations in western Tanzania, including the Uzondo plateau, following collecting trips by Kaj Vollesen and colleagues, Digitaria laciniata and D. setarioides. Line drawings accompany the descriptions and scanning electron micrographs show spikelet and trichome morphology. Digitaria parodii is recorded from Tanzania for the first time. All three species represent aspects of the central African flora in western Tanzania previously unrecorded due to low collecting effort in this area. The Uzondo plateau has been a notable area for recent, new species discoveries.
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Priority 4: Accelerated Taxonomy
Priority 3: Digital Revolution
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Royal Society, United Kingdom
International Collaboration Award ICA\R1\201043
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Grantham Institute SSCP DTP PhD studentship
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Kew Bulletin
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany
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0075-5974
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1874-933X
Date accepted
July 24, 2025
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