1b. DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA (Benth.) Henrard var. VILLOSISSIMA Henrard, Monogr. Digitaria: 109. 1950.

— TYPE: ARUBA. Koolwijk, 1885, Suringar s. n. (holotype: L- 908, 92–2468; isotype: US- 927379!) .

Iconography — Vega and Rúgolo de Agrasar (2012: 293).

Geographical Distribution and Ecology — Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Inhabits dry, sandy or disturbed lands, also in xeric forests from sea level to 3,400 m.