Origin: South and south-east Asia (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam). Distribution: South and south-east Asia, southern and tropical Africa, central and northern South America, Pacific (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: Pioneer of sandy or rocky soils in humid areas; forests, dunes, cultivated areas, disturbed sites, roadsides; 0-970 metres in altitude. Propagation and Seeds dispersed by water and birds. Vegetative propagation from dispersal: stolon fragments. Rate of spread: Not known. Economic importance: Weed of perennial crops, rice, vegetables and disturbed areas. A principle weed in Malaysia; noxious in Indonesia. References: Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006, GrassBase - The Online Grass , accessed 09 November 2007. Flora, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) 2006, Institute of Pacific Island Digitaria fuscescensi, Forestry, , accessed 1 November 2007. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program 2006, Germplasm Resources Information National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, , accessed 1 Network - (GRIN). June 2006. Waterhouse, B.M. and Mitchell, A.A. 1998, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy Weeds Target AQIS Miscellaneous Publication no. 6/9: Canberra. List, Digitaria horizontalis Willd. Jamaican crabgrass Synonyms: Sw. Milium digitatum (Sw.) Hitchc. Syntherisma digitata Family: Poaceae Description: is an annual grass with decumbent, spreading, Digitaria horizontalis branching, stoloniferous culm bases and erect floriferous shoots mostly 30-50 centimetres tall. The leaf sheaths are hispid or pilose
Origin: South and south-east Asia (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam). Distribution: South and south-east Asia, southern and tropical Africa, central and northern South America, Pacific (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: Pioneer of sandy or rocky soils in humid areas; forests, dunes, cultivated areas, disturbed sites, roadsides; 0-970 metres in altitude. Propagation and dispersal: Seeds dispersed by water and birds. Vegetative propagation from stolon fragments. Rate of spread: Not known. Economic importance: Weed of perennial crops, rice, vegetables and disturbed areas. A principle weed in Malaysia; noxious in Indonesia. References: Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. 2006, GrassBase - The Online Grass Flora, , accessed 09 November 2007. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) 2006, Digitaria fuscescensi, Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, , accessed 1 November 2007. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program 2006, Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, , accessed 1 June 2006. Waterhouse, B.M. and Mitchell, A.A. 1998, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy Weeds Target List, AQIS Miscellaneous Publication no. 6/9: Canberra. Digitaria horizontalis Willd. Jamaican crabgrass Synonyms: Milium digitatum Sw. Syntherisma digitata (Sw.) Hitchc. Family: Poaceae Description: Digitaria horizontalis is an annual grass with decumbent, spreading, branching, stoloniferous culm bases and erect floriferous shoots mostly 30-50 centimetres tall. The leaf sheaths are hispid or pilose
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