Digitaria abyssinica, the East African couchgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[2] It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa (except West Africa), Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, New Guinea, and Queensland in Australia, and it has been introduced to scattered locations in Central America and northern South America, and to Saint Helena.[1] Although it is a livestock forage, albeit a low‑quality one, it is generally considered a noxious weed.[3]

Digitaria abyssinica
In Maui, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Digitaria
Species:	D. abyssinica
Binomial name
Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
List Digitaria effusa Veldkamp Digitaria eichingeri Mez Digitaria hackelii Stapf Digitaria hentyi Veldkamp Digitaria lemeeana A.Camus Digitaria merkeri Mez Digitaria mutica Rendle Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. Digitaria somalensis Chiov. Digitaria tangaensis Henrard Digitaria vestita Fig. & De Not. Panicum abyssinicum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Panicum hackelii Pilg. Panicum kafuroense K.Schum. Panicum scalarum Schweinf.

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