Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa bovonei (Chiov.) A.M.Torres & C.M.Morton

First published in Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 37: 42 (2005)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hornby, A.J.W. [3308] Mozambique Brachiaria viridula K003606503 Yes
Barnes, D.L. [41933] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606516 Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9972] Zambia Brachiaria bovonei K001569146 Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9894] Zambia Brachiaria bovonei K001569108 Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9589] Zambia Brachiaria bovonei K001569104 Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9561] Zambia Brachiaria bovonei K001569100 Yes
Pawek, J. [8948] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606525 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1178A] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054161 Yes
Whyte, A. Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K000282081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jackson, G. [1007] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606524 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [10139] Brachiaria bovonei K000282079 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jackson, G. [680] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606522 Yes
s.coll. [11728] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052300 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [433] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054151 Yes
Davis, R.M. [D64] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606517 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [Lye9139] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054156 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1593] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606514 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2088] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054166 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13412] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054162 Yes
Devred, R. [3769] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052301 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21419] South Africa Brachiaria bovonei K003742808 Yes
Bredo, H. [6107] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054122 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.; Mageheni; Thomas, D. [13795] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054124 Yes
Pires, J.M. [14864] Brazil Brachiaria bovonei K001102329 Yes
Hyde, M.A. [315] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606515 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [732] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054160 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [7344] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054119 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [5987] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052296 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [489] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606520 Yes
van Someren, V.G.L. [AH9572] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054154 Yes
Wilson, S.G. [s.n.] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606506 Yes
Verdcourt [496] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054148 Yes
Hall-Martin, A. [AJM437] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606521 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/391] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606508 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [10387] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052297 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [713] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054149 Yes
s.coll. [1658] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054169 Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1139-1159] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054157 Yes
Nobbs, A.E. [674] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K000282078 Syntype Yes
Thomas, H. [3841] Uganda Brachiaria bovonei K003054127 Yes
Smook, L. [2596] South Africa Brachiaria bovonei K003742809 Yes
Smook, L. [4938] South Africa Brachiaria bovonei K003742810 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [967A] Uganda Brachiaria bovonei K003054126 Yes
[A. P. Conradie] [10] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606513 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB827] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054155 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8166] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054121 Yes
Wingfield, R. [524/B] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054123 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [702] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054168 Yes
Brain, C.K. [5691] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606518 Yes
s.coll. [427] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054152 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1501AB] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054158 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brachiaria bovonei K003052719 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2063] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606511 Yes
Brain, C.K. [1971] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606519 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [296] Brachiaria bovonei K000282080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Langdale-Brown [Site332] Uganda Brachiaria bovonei K003054128 Yes
Smook, L. [5033] South Africa Brachiaria bovonei K003742811 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2019] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054165 Yes
Jackson, G. [606] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606523 Yes
s.coll. [2364] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052298 Yes
Jackson, G. [282] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606507 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [1030] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606509 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2392] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606512 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1639] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054150 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8034] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054163 Yes
Detilleux, E. [211] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K003052299 Yes
Bally, P. [B5405] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054153 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2252] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054164 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4815] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054167 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K176] Kenya Brachiaria bovonei K003054159 Yes
Greenway [6363] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606504 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [374] Malawi Brachiaria bovonei K003606505 Yes
Fisher, B.S. [1264] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K003606510 Yes
Craster, W.,, Mrs. [19] Zimbabwe Brachiaria bovonei K000282082 Unknown Type Material Yes
Homblé [5] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria bovonei K000282155 Holotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8641] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054120 Yes
Wingfield, R. [524/A] Tanzania Brachiaria bovonei K003054118 Yes
Jarrett, T. [367] Uganda Brachiaria bovonei K003054125 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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

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

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    • 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