Digitaria albescens (C. E. Hubb.) Lo Medico & A. S. Vega, comb. nov.

Megaloprotachne albescens C. E. Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 321–322 . 1929.

— TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA. Bechuanaland, Kuruman, Val Kameel, 25 Mar 1928, Pole Evans 2075 (holotype: K000281559 digital image!; isotypes: PRE0006865 –0 digital image!, K000281560 digital image!) .

Megaloprotachne glabrescens Roiv., Ann. Bot. Fenn. 11 (1): 40. 1974.

— TYPE: NAMIBIA. Okavango, about 100 km S of Runtu, 22 Mar 1966, Soini 213 (holotype: WIND) .

Additional Specimens Examined — NAMIBIA. Ca. 40 miles SE of Ondangua on sandy road to Namutoni, SE Ovambo, 13 Feb 1959, B. de Winter & W. Giess 6957 K000281562 digital image !; 3 miles E of Runtu, Okavango, 10 Feb 1956, B. de Winter & W. Marais 4543 K000281561 digital image !