Urochondra

Urochondra setulosa

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: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Zoysiinae
Genus: Urochondra
Species: U. setulosa

Name

Urochondra C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35: t. 3457 (1947)

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India Regional: Southwestern Asia Iran Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen Regional: Central Asiat Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hubbard, C.E. 1947. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: , pl. 3457.

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Urochondra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Urochondra. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Urochondra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Urochondra. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Creek Rat-tailed Grass

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