Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa semiundulata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair

First published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 35: 30 (1993 publ. 1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Tanzania, Indian Subcontinent, China (Yunnan), Hainan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Burundi, China South-Central, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Ranasinghe, S. & al. (2020). The national red list 2020 - Conservation status of the flora of Sri Lanka: 1-254. Biodiversity secretariat, Ministry of environment and the national herbarium.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Barney, R.W. [1149] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606402 Yes
s.coll. [837] Brachiaria semiundulata K003050622 Yes
Taylor, H.J. [1304] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606398 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1002] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606405 Yes
Boruso, A. [14786] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606397 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1164] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606377 Yes
Schimper [289] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282190 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [289] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282195 Type Yes
Schimper [289] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282196 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [289] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282193 Type Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [247401/2] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606385 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [14786] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606390 Yes
Jacob, K.C. [17573] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050626 Yes
Rangachari, K. [12] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050620 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4775] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606409 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8087] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050695 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1719] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050696 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [125] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606411 Yes
Johnstone, M.J. (Miss) [43] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606410 Yes
Wesche, K. [2020] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606393 Yes
s.coll. [937] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050627 Yes
Gardner [996] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050634 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K196] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606396 Yes
Bourne [1900] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050616 Yes
Schimper Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282192 Type Yes
Schimper Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282189 Isosyntype Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2043] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606407 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [41623] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050613 Yes
Bourne [3587] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050618 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [6169] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606400 Yes
Dale, I.R. [19] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606388 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N.; Gatheri, G. [5073] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606394 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Karunanidhi, V. [9660] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050621 Yes
Ballard, F. [1504] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050697 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25008] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606386 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [14998] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606384 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th321] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606381 Yes
s.coll. [3241] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050632 Yes
Hansford, C.G. [s.n.] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606379 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K123] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606395 Yes
Williams, G.R. [238] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606404 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3505] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606382 Yes
Frazer, C.L. (Miss) [173] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606403 Yes
Fisher, C.E.C. [1327] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050629 Yes
Kabuye, C.H.S. [382] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606391 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69110903R] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050692 Yes
s.coll. [15] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050625 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1653] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606408 Yes
Thomas, D. [1061] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606389 Yes
Saulière, A. [384] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050619 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1013] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050633 Yes
Bourne [3585] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050615 Yes
Davidse, G. [7498A] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050694 Yes
Wood, G. [264] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606378 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [237] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282191 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1410] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606380 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [919] India Brachiaria semiundulata K000245300 Type Yes
Kibue, K. [K147] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606399 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB577] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606406 Yes
Geesteranus, R.A.M. [6381] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606401 Yes
Bourne [3586] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050617 Yes
Fisher, C.E.C. [313] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050628 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4887] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606392 Yes
Bourne [1284] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050614 Yes
Davidse, G. [7436] Sri Lanka Brachiaria semiundulata K003050693 Yes
Brown, E.J. [EA12488] Uganda Brachiaria semiundulata K003606383 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3766] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050631 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25009] Kenya Brachiaria semiundulata K003606387 Yes
s.coll. [13310] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050630 Yes
Schimper [362] Ethiopia Brachiaria semiundulata K000282194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perrottet, M. [183[5]] India Brachiaria semiundulata K003050624 Yes

Sources

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0