Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa oligotricha (Fig. & De Not.) Henrard

First published in Blumea 4: 502 (1941)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.

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. [89] Namibia K000450372 No
Burtt, B.D. [1545] Tanzania K003744749 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3802] Kenya K003744756 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [752] Zimbabwe K003925207 No
West, O. [2633] Zimbabwe K003925204 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2880] Uganda K003744748 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2820] Zambia K003925194 No
Robinson, E.A. [503] Zambia K003925188 No
Davies, R.M. [D69] Zimbabwe K003925202 No
Rattray, J.M. [1749] Zimbabwe K003925212 No
Biegel, H.M. [1802] Zimbabwe K003925216 No
Lawton, R.M. [1364] Zambia K003925187 No
Goldsmith, B. [25/56] Zimbabwe K003925220 No
Shantz, H.L. [475] Zambia K003925180 No
Bogdan, A. [AB3803] Kenya K003744757 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1166] Zambia K003925184 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th3341] Uganda K003744747 Yes
Newton; Juliassi [21] Zimbabwe K003925217 No
Richards, M. [27585] Zambia K003925179 No
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [1020] Zambia K003925196 No
Bogdan, A.V. [AB3409] Kenya K003744755 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [18867] Zimbabwe K003925211 No
Astle, W.L. [2098] Zambia K003925195 No
Angus, A. [1487] Zambia K003925185 No
Chipunga, L. [[G11]] Zimbabwe K003925198 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7236] Tanzania K003744752 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K003925192 No
White, F. [6999] Zambia K003925191 No
Quarre [4789] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003744508 Yes
Eyles, F. [1634] Zimbabwe K000281998 Unknown Type Material Yes
Homble, H.A. [4] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003744509 Yes
[H. E. Lewys Lloyd] [25] Tanzania K003744754 Yes
Fenner, J.E.L. [212] Malawi K003925174 No
Peek, J.R. [116/78] Zimbabwe K003925218 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1480] Eritrea K003744564 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D297] Zimbabwe K003925203 No
Santini, S. [1033] Uganda K003744745 Yes
Quarre [1477] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003744507 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [161] Zimbabwe K003925215 No
Trapwell, C.G. [998] Zambia K003925190 No
Shantz, H.L. [490] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003744505 Yes
West, O. [7414] Zimbabwe K003925219 No
Chiparawasha, O. [316] Zimbabwe K003925210 No
Cleghorn, W.B. [1368] Zimbabwe K003925209 No
Fenner, J.E.L. [318] Malawi K003925175 No
Rattray, J.M. [1581] Zimbabwe K003925201 No
Sandwith, C. [26a] Zambia K003925176 No
Rattray, J.M. [499] Zimbabwe K003925200 No
Phillips, E.P. [959] Malawi K003925173 No
Murray, E.E. [22688] Zimbabwe K003925199 No
s.coll. [3323] Zimbabwe K003925205 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1751] Uganda K003744743 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4224] Zambia K003925183 No
Brain, C.K. [933] Zimbabwe K003925206 No
Hinds, J.H. [110] Zambia K003925181 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2858] Uganda K003744746 Yes
Mukwende, C. [281395] Zimbabwe K003925213 No
Robinson, E.A. [14] Zambia K003925177 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [551] Tanzania K003744750 Yes
[illegible] Stewart [103] Zambia K003925182 No
Astle, W.L. [1470] Zambia K003925189 No
Kelly, R.D. [500] Zimbabwe K003925214 No
White, F. [6585] Zambia K003925193 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [557] Tanzania K003744751 Yes
[Katumani Expt Form] [1032] Kenya K003744758 Yes
Grassl, C.O. [46-49] Zambia K003925178 No
Bingham, M.G. [10819] Zambia K003925186 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [T8] Tanzania K003744753 Yes
s.coll. [3371] Zimbabwe K003925208 No
Shantz, H.L. [490] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003744506 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1207] Uganda K003744744 Yes
Brain, C.K. [3893] Zimbabwe K003925197 No

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