Urochloa brachyura

Urochloa brachyura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Urochloa
Species: Urochloa brachyura

Name

Urochloa brachyura (Hack.) Stapf

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum brachyurum Hack., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 142 (1888)
• Heterotypic
  • Urochloa geniculata C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 499 (1933)
  • Urochloa novemnervia C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 500 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1920. Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 592

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Urochloa brachyura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Urochloa brachyura. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Urochloa brachyura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Urochloa brachyura. Published online. Accessed: October 27 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Urochloa brachyura in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Urochloa

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