Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa sclerochlaena Chiov.

First published in Webbia 8: 84 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Chiov. in Webbia 8: 84, fig. 16 (1951).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1988 Graham, A.D. [33] Kenya K000386211 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Newbould, J.B. [3520] Kenya K000386210 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [936] Kenya K000386208 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Wood, A.J. [EA12168] Kenya K000386206 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5680] Kenya K000386207 Yes
Kabuye, C.H.S.; Mathenge, S.G.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Mungai, G.M.; Robertson, A. [TPR393] Kenya K000386205 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2890] Ethiopia K003744609 Yes
Thairu, N. [125] Kenya K000386212 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1064] Kenya K000386209 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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