Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa setigera (Retz.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 598 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to SE. China and Borneo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 43 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 71 (1965).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 598 (1920).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clayton, D. [5103] Sri Lanka K003744325 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1703] Sri Lanka K003744337 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [50377] Sri Lanka K003744334 Yes
Pulneys; Bourne [2985] India K003744355 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8996] Sri Lanka K003744322 Yes
s.coll. [3236] Sri Lanka K003744333 Yes
Davidse, G. [7314] Sri Lanka K003744324 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13452] Sri Lanka K003744329 Yes
Rhind, D. [2444] Burma K003744364 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13712] Sri Lanka K003744341 Yes
Put [2611] Thailand K000621023 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003744358 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K003744349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003744359 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13479] Sri Lanka K003744339 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69110902R] Sri Lanka K003744328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003744356 Yes
s.coll. [1620] India K003744362 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34816 G] India K003744351 Yes
Barney, R.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003744332 Yes
[Forma Major] [3236] Sri Lanka K003744331 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1718] Sri Lanka K003744338 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13614] Sri Lanka K003744335 Yes
s.coll. [12192] India K003744361 Yes
s.coll. [6427] India K003744357 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69121102R] Sri Lanka K003744320 Yes
Lemann; Griffith [s.n.] India K003744344 Yes
U Thein Lwin [305] Burma K003744365 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1703] Sri Lanka K003744327 Yes
Kalema, J. [3173] Uganda K003744850 Yes
Wallich [8730] India K003744348 Yes
Larsen, K. [8380] Thailand K000688115 No
Pulneys; Bourne [1902] India K003744354 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7332] Sri Lanka K003744321 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1177] Thailand K000688116 No
Soderstorm, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1718] Sri Lanka K003744326 Yes
s.coll. [8730] India K003744360 No
Gamble, J.S. [17069B] India K003744353 Yes
Clayton, D. [5652] Sri Lanka K003744336 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003744345 Yes
Clayton, D. [5926] Sri Lanka K003744340 Yes
U Thein Lwin [415] Burma K003744366 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [47502] India K003744343 Yes
Barber, C.A. [7993] India K003744346 Yes
Thompson, T. [45] India K003744350 Yes
Nusker, J.D. [1298] India K003744352 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1072] Sri Lanka K003744330 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9063] Sri Lanka K003744323 Yes
U Thein Lwin [355] Burma K003744363 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19531] Thailand K000621022 No
[J. D. Naster] [1322] India K003744342 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