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Species within a genus
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DIGITARIA
(
La
)
Finger Grass (
Le
)
Family:
POACEAE
digitus, = a finger;
-arius, = indicates connection or possession.
(inflorscence finger like)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Le
)
Digitaria debilis
(
La
)
Finger Grass (
PS
)
Location: (
K
)
debilis, = unmanageable, wanting in flexibility or activity; lame, disabled, crippled, infirm, feeble, frail, weak.
(weak)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Digitaria sanguinalis
(
La
)
Hairy Finger Grass, Tuinkweek (
PS
)
Location: (
F
)
sanguis, = blood;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(Alien)
(
ld
,
BL
)