Poaceae

Urochloa P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 52 (1812)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Belgium, Bermuda, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cyprus, Delaware, Denmark, Great Britain, Hawaii, Kermadec Is., Line Is., Madeira, Massachusetts, Nauru, New Zealand North, Oregon, Phoenix Is., Primorye, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Turks-Caicos Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Taxonomic novelties in Central African grasses (Poaceae), Paniceae 1. Plant Ecology and Evolution 149: 356-365.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ess. Agrost. 52 (1812)
  • F.T.A. 9: 586 (1920).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Ess. Agrost: 52 (1812)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ess. Agrost.: 52 (1812)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ibarra-Manríquez, G. [5743] Mexico K003925557 No
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Salariato, D.; Panizza, A. [19390] Argentina K003925565 No
Sokpon, N.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [567] Benin K001562047 Yes
de Hoogh, R.J. [115] Botswana K001590108 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Chen, H.L.; Lin, L. [25043] China K003744234 Yes
Peterson, P.; Alvarez Marvan, H.; Dejesos, G. [20085] Mexico K003925552 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.; Rosen, D.J.; Reid, C. [21159] Mexico K003925556 No
Peterson, P.; Dominguez A., A. [25713] Mexico K001872458 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25279] Mexico K001907162 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A. [25248] Mexico K001907121 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25316] Mexico K001926158 No
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25310] Mexico K001926161 No
Peterson, P.M.; Chen, H.L. [24996] China K003744232 Yes
Peterson, P.; Brothers, L. [17012] Mexico K003925555 No
Peterson, P.M.; Chen, H.L.; Lin, L. [25090] China K003744233 Yes
Peterson, P.; Alvarez Marvan, H.; Dejesos, D. [20099] Mexico K003925553 No
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Salariato, D.; Panizza, A. [19411] Argentina K003925564 No
Peterson, P.; Lara Contreras, S. [19951] Mexico K003925554 No
Jul 1, 1988 Schweinfurth, G. [539] Yemen Brachiaria K000244729 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Schweinfurth, G. [584] Yemen Brachiaria K000244730 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2612] Botswana Brachiaria K003742773 Yes
Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D.; Ward, M.C. [10530] Namibia Brachiaria K003743351 Yes
Mogensen, B. [1050] Mexico Brachiaria K003743618 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21774] Australia Brachiaria K003051374 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2332] Botswana Brachiaria K003742776 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2627] Botswana Brachiaria K003742774 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Berhaman, A.; Gambukas, S. [WKM2578] Malaysia Brachiaria K003050786 Yes
Bick, E.W. [102] Australia Brachiaria K003051375 Yes
Kirby, J.V. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria K003051372 Yes
T. J. McDonald & G. N. Batianoff [1444] Australia Brachiaria K003051370 Yes
Poilane [3154] Vietnam Brachiaria K003050722 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Ludlow, H.; Jarman, A. [4982] Malawi Brachiaria K003742772 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Cervi, A.C.; Barbosa, E. [78367] Brazil Brachiaria K001102385 Yes
Lanfranco, E. [6023] Malta Brachiaria K002919744 Yes
Raynal, J. [17[8]61] French Polynesia Brachiaria K003051533 Yes
Adam, J.G. [11092] Senegal Brachiaria K003052088 Yes
Asik Mantor [SAN121925] Malaysia Brachiaria K003050785 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11773] Niue Brachiaria K003051534 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [10457] United States Brachiaria K003743446 Yes
Davidse, G.; Herrera, G. [29421] Costa Rica Brachiaria K003743619 Yes
Kirby, J.W. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria K003051371 Yes
Larsen, K.; et al. [31726] Thailand Brachiaria K000688108 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13604] Cote d'Ivoire Brachiaria K003052089 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2389] Botswana Brachiaria K003742775 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [10557] Mexico Brachiaria K003743617 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2346] Botswana Brachiaria K003742777 Yes
Raynal-Roques, A.; Jéremie, J. [21310] Guadeloupe Brachiaria K003743832 No
Kirby, J.V. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria K003051373 Yes
Nusker, J.D. [1298] Brachiaria K003050698 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5535] Tanzania Brachiaria K000468889 Type Yes

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