Urochloa distachyos

Urochloa distachya

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Urochloa distachyos (L.) T.Q.Nguyen, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 13 (1966)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Brachiaria distachyos (L.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 565 (1919)
  • Digitaria distachyos (L.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 85 (1805)
  • Panicum distachyon L. in Mant. Pl.: 183 (1767)
• Heterotypic
  • Brachiaria distachyos var. brevifolia E.G.Camus & A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 437 (1922)
  • Brachiaria hybrida Basappa & Muniy. in Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 379 (1983)
  • Brachiaria miliiformis (J.Presl) Chase in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 35 (1920)
  • Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc. in Lingnan Sci. J. 7: 214 (1931)
  • Brachiaria subquadripara var. hirsuta Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 241 (1953)
  • Brachiaria subquadripara var. miliiformis (J.Presl) S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 22: 472 (1984)
  • Brachiaria subquadripara var. pubescens Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 241 (1953)
  • Panicum distachyon var. pseudodistachyum (Hayata) Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 37: 24 (1923)
  • Panicum miliiforme J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 300 (1830)
  • Panicum paspaloides Hayata in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 401 (1911), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum pseudodistachyum Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6(Suppl.): 98 (1917)
  • Panicum subquadriparum Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 145 (1826)
  • Urochloa hybrida (Basappa & Muniy.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 35: 28 (1993 publ. 1997)
  • Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R.D.Webster in Austral. Paniceae: 252 (1987)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia- tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman Regional: Central Asia Pakistan Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea, Taiwan Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Is. Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia Continental: Africa Regional: Mascareñas Maldives Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala Introduced into: Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bahamas, Benin, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, DR Congo, El Salvador, Florida, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Southwest Caribbean, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• T.Q.Nguyen (1966) Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii. Moscow & Leningrad [St. Petersburg] 3:13.

Additional references

• (2022). https://doi.org/10.15553/c2022v772a7. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Urochloa distachyos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Urochloa distachyos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Urochloa distachyos. Published online. Accessed: October 21 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Urochloa distachyos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 中文: 四生臂形草

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