Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa rudis Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 597 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 597 (1920).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1988 Drake-Brockman, R.E. [954] Somalia K000281984 Type Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [130] Somalia K003744604 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7174] Somalia K003744599 Yes
Thulin, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [6593] Somalia K003744590 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7299] Somalia K003744591 Yes
Allan, J.A. [151] Kenya K003744824 Yes
Davies, R.M. [7] Tanzania K003744830 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi, M.D. [7300] Somalia K003744589 Yes
Innes, R.R.; Trump, E.C. [RRI998] Somalia K003744600 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [7115] Somalia K003744602 Yes
Peveling [G50] Somalia K003744601 Yes
Kilian, N.; Lobin, W. [2094;6946] Somalia K003744592 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S 1287] Tanzania K003744827 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24430] Tanzania K003744826 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [514] Tanzania K003744828 Yes
Wingfield, R. [3122] Tanzania K003744829 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [589] Kenya K003744825 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M.; Julin, H. [25318/A] Somalia K003744605 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17562] Somalia K003744596 Yes
Gorin, P. Somalia K000281985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buxton [1276] Somalia K003744597 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [[22286;2244]] Somalia K003744594 Yes
Allan, J.A. [173] Kenya K003744823 Yes
Marshall, I.H. [41] Tanzania K000281992 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22174] Somalia K003744595 Yes
McLeish, I. [RRI864] Somalia K003744598 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17408] Somalia K003744606 Yes
Herlocker, D. [H461] Somalia K003744593 Yes
Eilian, N.; Lobin, W. [1890; 6744] Somalia K003744603 Yes
Zuloaga, F.O. [2994] Panicum gorinii K003377564 Yes
Zuloaga, F.O. [2994] Panicum gorinii K003377563 Yes
Quarin, C. [3324] Panicum gorinii K003377568 Yes
s.coll. [8017] Panicum gorinii K003377573 Yes
Zuloaga, F.O.; Sáenz, A.A. [574] Panicum gorinii K003377567 Yes
Zuloaga, F.O. [2994] Panicum gorinii K003377565 Yes
Schinini, A. [19812] Panicum gorinii K003377566 Yes
Rosengurtt [B-6043] Panicum gorinii K003377574 Yes
{Corradi; et al.} [BAA3397] Panicum gorinii K003377569 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [5001] Panicum gorinii K003377570 Yes
Burkart, A. [26440] Panicum gorinii K003377572 Yes
Boekke, O. [8537] Panicum gorinii K003377571 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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