Urochloa lata (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 112 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Arabian Peninsula, India. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Sudan, Togo, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

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 lata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1949 Dalziel, J.M. [477] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K000282169 Type Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051958 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1931] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919766 No
Terry, P.J. [1931] Gambia, The Brachiaria lata K003051893 Yes
Raad, H.J. [54] South Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052843 Yes
Beshie, B. [69] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052853 Yes
Adam, J.G. [14924] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051885 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [3146] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052845 Yes
s.coll. [830] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051900 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3324] Cote d'Ivoire Brachiaria lata K003051932 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [3209] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052844 Yes
Adam, J.G. [14926] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051882 Yes
Hiepko, P.; Schultze-Motel, W. [29] Togo Brachiaria lata K003051942 Yes
[C. Vagne] [4539] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051960 Yes
Eden Foundation [74] Niger Brachiaria lata K003051933 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11810] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052860 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A22] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052855 Yes
Jackson, G.; [Apejoye] [316973] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051929 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Madsen, J.E.; Traoré, S.A. [16850] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051878 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [19] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052850 Yes
Naegelé, A. [RPB/85-21] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052866 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O.; Daramola, B.O. [192] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051902 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2074] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919768 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9613] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051963 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2041] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052836 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051957 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [710] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052862 Yes
Wickens [s.n.] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052834 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Sobere, T. [17842] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051876 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/157] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052841 Yes
[Newton] [223] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051952 Yes
Schimper [2143] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K000282113 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1099] Togo Brachiaria lata K003051943 Yes
Baudet [1263] Cote d'Ivoire Brachiaria lata K003051931 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051959 Yes
Easterly, N.W. [1358] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051966 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI62811] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051918 Yes
Froment, D. [1097] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051944 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [5315] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051888 Yes
Gbile; Daramola [FHI63566] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051904 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [1230] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052851 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O.; Daramola, B.O. [FHI65821] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051925 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051965 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1843] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919770 Yes
Gledhill, D. [795] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051910 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2071] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052840 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [333] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051919 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051956 Yes
s.coll. [217271] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051906 Yes
Risopoulos [1198] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051950 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Sobere, T. [17808] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051877 Yes
Pappi, A. [5970] Eritrea Brachiaria lata K003052869 Yes
Brown, A.F. (Mr & Mrs) [787] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052848 Yes
[A. W. Gwynn] [131] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051923 Yes
Schimper [1088] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K000282114 Type Yes
Ankrah, J.O. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051970 Yes
Wit; Gbile; Daramola [190A] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051907 Yes
s.coll. [109] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051914 Yes
Johnson, W.H. [1013] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051964 Yes
Pritchard, E.E. [62] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052839 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2747] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052861 Yes
Parker, C. [E455] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052863 Yes
Ruxton, J.P. [58] Gambia, The Brachiaria lata K003051894 Yes
Froment, D. [1197] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051948 Yes
Vaillant, A. [2759] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051903 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [1223] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052856 Yes
Naegelé, A. [RPB/85-16] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051946 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [252] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051908 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [108] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052852 Yes
Friis, I.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [12623] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052858 Yes
Gyadu, S.A. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051899 Yes
Laegaard, S. [17126] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051880 Yes
[Sohelz] [126] Burkina Faso Brachiaria lata K003051938 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1996] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052838 Yes
Barter [1369] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K000282170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Myers, J.G. [7412] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052847 Yes
Blair, I.J. [314] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052833 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Yitbarek, B. [11633] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052859 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9254] Oman Brachiaria lata K002919772 Yes
s.coll. [JDL54] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052837 Yes
Risopoulos [1239] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051949 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051961 Yes
Scholz, U.; Koumassi, P.; Kuhn, H.; Peuker, H. [240] Togo Brachiaria lata K003051941 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [32589] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051954 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25415] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051913 Yes
Sihuonen, J. [193] Burkina Faso Brachiaria lata K003051940 Yes
Schimper, W.P. [1085] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052865 Yes
[La Danse] [[69]] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051962 Yes
Adam, J.G. [14927] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051883 Yes
Akpabia, G.K. [571] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051896 Yes
Jacques, H. [7101] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051887 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1158] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052864 Yes
s.coll. [514770] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051905 Yes
Barter, C. [1369] Niger Brachiaria lata K003051909 Yes
Jardin Guinea Brachiaria lata K000282171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9068] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051953 Yes
Gbile, Z.O. [FHI73649] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051901 Yes
Thonning Ghana Brachiaria lata K000282167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thonning Ghana Brachiaria lata K000282168 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [2196] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051892 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [6211] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051879 Yes
Parker, C. [1958] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051886 Yes
[P. N. de Leewo] [1079] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051920 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [s.n.] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052857 Yes
Broadbent, J.A. [50] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051875 Yes
Deightin, F.C. [541] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051912 Yes
Ruxton, J.P. [49] Gambia, The Brachiaria lata K003051895 Yes
s.coll. [6/1957] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051890 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [741] Ghana Brachiaria lata K000282166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pase, C. [3107] Niger Brachiaria lata K003051934 Yes
Adam, J.G. [14928] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051881 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A215] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052849 Yes
Parker, C. [2018] Burkina Faso Brachiaria lata K003051939 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [1295] Eritrea Brachiaria lata K003052868 Yes
Schimper [1213] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K000282112 Syntype Yes
Davey, J.T. [57] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051889 Yes
[M. Lason] [1031] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051898 Yes
Raynal-Roques, A.; Burkina-Faso [22246] Burkina Faso Brachiaria lata K003051935 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A191] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051955 Yes
[Eh. Ronetti] [61/175] Mauritania Brachiaria lata K003051874 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2014] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052832 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [895] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919767 Yes
Davey, J.T. [067] Mali Brachiaria lata K003051891 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [1463] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051897 Yes
Naegelé, A. [RPB/85-9] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051945 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [216] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051967 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [365] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051928 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2302] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052846 Yes
Jackson, G. [120371] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051926 Yes
Scholz [28a] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051969 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC1193] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051924 Yes
Gólleb [186] Ethiopia Brachiaria lata K003052867 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [23476] Benin Brachiaria lata K003051951 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1956] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919771 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Long, D.G. [3319] Yemen Brachiaria lata K002919769 Yes
Williams, T.L. [6] Ghana Brachiaria lata K003051968 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI62806] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051917 Yes
Berhaut [1107] Senegal Brachiaria lata K003051884 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052835 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4622] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria lata K002919765 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [172] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051921 Yes
Okeke; Ekwuno; Macauley [FHI71290] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051911 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [8012] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051922 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI62820] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051916 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [996] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052854 Yes
Scholz [s.n.] Burkina Faso Brachiaria lata K003051936 Yes
s.coll. [109] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051915 Yes
Ali, M. [212] Cote d'Ivoire Brachiaria lata K003051930 Yes
Thatcher, D.V. [S553] Nigeria Brachiaria lata K003051927 Yes
Blair, I.J. [326] Sudan Brachiaria lata K003052842 Yes

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