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
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [76] Botswana K003925136 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [752] Tanzania K003744738 Yes
s.coll. [54] Botswana K003925164 No
de Winter, B. [2440] Namibia K003925305 No
Rattray, J.M. [503] Zimbabwe K003925132 No
Menezes, A. [3805] Angola K003925171 No
Seydel, R. [263] Namibia K003925297 No
s.coll. [B 6071] Botswana K001625367 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3203] Botswana K003925149 No
Mitchison, N. (Lady) [K104] Botswana K003925161 No
Smook, L. [4154] South Africa K003925328 No
Agric. Assistants [6] Tanzania K000281987 Holotype Yes
Rodin, R.J. [9070] Namibia K003925316 No
Giess, W. [11261] Namibia K003925318 No
Zwanziger, S. [757] South Africa K003925335 No
Tinley, K.L. [1561] Namibia K003925313 No
Seydel, R. [2206] Namibia K003925306 No
Alison; Heath, R. [899] Botswana K003925133 No
Timberlake, J. [1951] Botswana K003925150 No
Zambatis, N. [159] South Africa K003925334 No
Weber, O. [13] South Africa K003925315 No
Schoenfelder, E.B. [[S]839] Namibia K003925301 No
Hines, C.J.H. [396] Namibia K003925321 No
de Winter, B. [776] South Africa K003925332 No
Müller [1471] Namibia K003925320 No
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [543] Botswana K003925140 No
Seydel, R. [3955] Namibia K003925307 No
Skarpe, C. [S-162] Botswana K003925152 No
Skarpe, C. [S-19] Botswana K003925157 No
de Winter, B. [767] South Africa K003925336 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3160 (10)] Botswana K003925151 No
Ellis, R.P. [2654] Botswana K003925163 No
Seydel, R. [963] Namibia K003925311 No
Glover, P.E. [3754] Kenya K003744734 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [824] Botswana K003925134 No
Seydel, R. [2376] Namibia K003925314 No
s.coll. [12] Botswana K003925147 No
Davies, R.M. [D157] Zimbabwe K003925127 No
Davies, R.M. [23376] Zimbabwe K003925125 No
Giess, W. [10363] Namibia K003925322 No
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [98] Botswana K003925135 No
Parker, C. [E561] Ethiopia K003744563 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3094] Botswana K003925165 No
Smith, P.A. [3018] Botswana K003925138 No
Procter, J. [3260] Tanzania K003744737 Yes
Giess, W. [10357] Namibia K003925319 No
Smook, L. [4272] South Africa K003925331 No
Story, R. [6145] Namibia K003925302 No
Smith, P.A. [4202] Botswana K003925142 No
Story, R. [6321] Namibia K003925304 No
Rodin, R.J. [9210] Namibia K003925317 No
Westfall, R.H. [1624] South Africa K003925327 No
Dye, P.J. [398] Zimbabwe K003925131 No
Keogh, K. [16] Zimbabwe K003925128 No
Ward, C.J. [11151] Namibia K003925296 No
Fourie, S.P. [2539] South Africa K003925329 No
Smook, L. [4116] South Africa K003925330 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [4537] Namibia K003925303 No
Blair Rains, A. [45] Botswana K003925146 No
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [22] Botswana K003925143 No
Barbosa, G.; Correia, R. [8980] Angola K003925169 No
de Winter, B. [2440] Namibia K003925326 No
s.coll. [45] Botswana K003925141 No
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6882] Botswana K003925139 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K003925308 No
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281988 Holotype Yes
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281990 Type Yes
Agric. Assistants [5] Tanzania K000281989 Isotype Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4580] Namibia K003925323 No
s.coll. [109] Botswana K003925144 No
Brown, D.C. [6071] Botswana K003925156 No
Verdcourt; Hemming; Polhill [2654] Kenya K003744735 Yes
McClintock, A. (Miss) [s.n.] Botswana K003925166 No
Goldsmith, B. [48841] Zimbabwe K003925130 No
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5180] Namibia K003925300 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [3183] Botswana K003925154 No
Davies, R.M. [D151] Zimbabwe K003925126 No
Harris, T.; Murray-Hudson, F. [761] Angola K003925168 No
Schinz, H. [638] Namibia K000281999 Type Yes
[G. W. Ivens] [1083] Tanzania K003744736 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [6702] Botswana K003925162 No
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3922] Botswana K003925155 No
Laegaard, S. [16315] Zimbabwe K003925124 No
Harbor, W.A.H. [14968] Botswana K003925153 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25285] Tanzania K003744742 Yes
s.coll. [73] Botswana K003925148 No
Zambatis, N. [124] South Africa K003925333 No
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [5013] Namibia K003925324 No
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5243] Namibia K003925299 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K003744741 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [93] Botswana K003925137 No
Story, R. [6194] Namibia K003925298 No
Skarpe, C. [S-273] Botswana K003925158 No
Rantanen [s.n.] Namibia K003925309 No
Emson, H.E. [411] Tanzania K003744740 Yes
de Winter, B.; Giess, J.W.H. [6815] Namibia K003925310 No
de Winter, B. [7339] Botswana K003925160 No
de Winter, B. [4275] Namibia K003925325 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2346] Tanzania K003744739 Yes
Correia, R. [3582] Angola K003925170 No
Corby, H.D.L. [[782]] Zimbabwe K003925129 No
Yalala, A.M. [39] Botswana K003925159 No
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3768] Botswana K003925167 No
s.coll. [60] Botswana K003925145 No

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