Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa trichopodioides (Mez & K.Schum.) S.M.Phillips & S.L.Chen

First published in Novon 13: 470 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to E. DR Congo and Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Holst, C. [2844] Tanzania K000281993 Type Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC 3518] Tanzania K003744844 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1556] Ethiopia K003744607 Yes
Allan, J.A. [73] Kenya K003744836 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6385] Kenya K003744837 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1179] Kenya K003744834 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR 468] Kenya K003744840 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9365] Kenya K003744835 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7270] Tanzania K003744846 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [798] Tanzania K003744849 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [1441] Kenya K003744832 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [536] Tanzania K003744842 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1333] Tanzania K003744841 Yes
Semsei, S.K. [Semsei2254] Tanzania K003744845 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4712] Kenya K003744833 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [270] Ethiopia K003744608 Yes
[S. P. Rewrins] [447] Kenya K003744839 Yes
Wingfield, R. [2133] Tanzania K003744843 Yes
Sampson, H.C. [22] Kenya K003744831 Yes
Bond, J.S. [79] Tanzania K003744847 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Beentje, H.; Luke, Q.; Khayota, B. [MDE 136] Kenya K003744838 Yes
Faulkner, H.G.; Faulkner, W. [3293] Tanzania K003744848 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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