Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa brachyura (Hack.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 592 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 592 (1920).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [80] Namibia K000450371 No
s.coll. [B 6071] Botswana K001625367 Yes
Timberlake, J. [1951] Botswana K003925150 No
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [543] Botswana K003925140 No
Davies, R.M. [23376] Zimbabwe K003925125 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3160 (10)] Botswana K003925151 No
Agric. Assistants [6] Tanzania K000281987 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [12] Botswana K003925147 No
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [98] Botswana K003925135 No
Rattray, J.M. [503] Zimbabwe K003925132 No
Davies, R.M. [D157] Zimbabwe K003925127 No
Skarpe, C. [S-162] Botswana K003925152 No
Alison; Heath, R. [899] Botswana K003925133 No
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [76] Botswana K003925136 No
Smith, P.A. [3203] Botswana K003925149 No
Corby, H.D.L. [[782]] Zimbabwe K003925129 No
s.coll. [60] Botswana K003925145 No
s.coll. [73] Botswana K003925148 No
Schinz, H. [638] Namibia K000281999 Type Yes
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281988 Holotype Yes
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281990 Type Yes
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281989 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [109] Botswana K003925144 No
Keogh, K. [16] Zimbabwe K003925128 No
Laegaard, S. [16315] Zimbabwe K003925124 No
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [22] Botswana K003925143 No
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6882] Botswana K003925139 No
s.coll. [45] Botswana K003925141 No
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [93] Botswana K003925137 No
Harbor, W.A.H. [14968] Botswana K003925153 No
Davies, R.M. [D151] Zimbabwe K003925126 No
Goldsmith, B. [48841] Zimbabwe K003925130 No
Alison; Heath, R. [824] Botswana K003925134 No
Blair Rains, A. [45] Botswana K003925146 No
Smith, P.A. [3018] Botswana K003925138 No
Dye, P.J. [398] Zimbabwe K003925131 No
Smith, P.A. [4202] Botswana K003925142 No

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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