Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa gilesii (Benth.) Hughes

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 319 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Brachiaria gilesii.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cleland, J.B. [26] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051231 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8449] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051236 Yes
Cowdry, W.A.R. [1] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051246 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [NSW137094] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051260 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8065] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051238 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7478] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051251 Yes
R.A.P. [3288] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051235 Yes
Muller, Q.W.; Board, W.L. [K104] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051266 Yes
White, C.T. [11554] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051258 Yes
Giles, W.E.P. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K000958884 Type Yes
Nish, M. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051256 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [380] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051264 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6197] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051234 Yes
White, C.T. [15] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051233 Yes
Garvey, J. [21] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051247 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6373] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051252 Yes
De Nardi, J.C. [378] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051263 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7244] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051254 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4191] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051241 Yes
French, L.G.F. [K105] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051265 Yes
Everist, S.L. [3416] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051232 Yes
Bick, E.W. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051245 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [NSW137093] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051261 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7051] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051253 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6269] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051239 Yes
Hutchinson, G.D. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051257 Yes
Bick, E.W. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051244 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Brachiaria gilesii K002919743 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8107] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051237 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10265] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051248 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7903] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051240 Yes
R.A.P. [3278] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051230 Yes
White, C.T. [3414] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051242 Yes
Gosse [187] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051259 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051255 Yes
Smith, L.S. [03494] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051249 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [NSW137092] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051262 Yes
Brooks, G.B. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051243 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6011] Australia Brachiaria gilesii K003051250 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0