Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa dura (Stapf) 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 S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 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 dura.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1988 Gossweiler, J. [2665] Angola Brachiaria dura K000282059 Holotype Yes
Codd, L.E. [7374] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606863 Yes
de Winter, B. [3937] Namibia Brachiaria dura K003742872 Yes
Smith, P.A. [526] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606868 Yes
Angus, A. [2379] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606855 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [204] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606866 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2/69] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606850 Yes
Curson, H.H. [678] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606872 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2551] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606859 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6805] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606857 Yes
de Winter, B. [9192] Namibia Brachiaria dura K003742873 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [956] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606853 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3332] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606869 Yes
Story, R. [6458] Namibia Brachiaria dura K003742876 Yes
Brenam, J.P.M. [7659] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606856 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1333] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606860 Yes
Morven, S.M. [289] Angola Brachiaria dura K003606873 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1319] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606858 Yes
de Winter, B. [4073] Namibia Brachiaria dura K003742875 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [Z3023] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606851 Yes
Killich; Leistner [3046] Namibia Brachiaria dura K003742874 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5422] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606861 Yes
Esterhuyisen, E. [2269] South Africa Brachiaria dura K000282182 Type Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2998] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606852 Yes
Smith, P.A. [824] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606871 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [2424] Zimbabwe Brachiaria dura K003606865 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [12/62] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606854 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4035] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606867 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [538] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606864 Yes
Williamson, D.T. [111] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003606870 Yes
Story, A. [4975] Botswana Brachiaria dura K003742877 Yes
Barker, N.P.; Bester, S.P.; Janks, M.R. [59] Angola Brachiaria dura K001333546 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [293] Zambia Brachiaria dura K003606862 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1372] South Africa Brachiaria dura var. pilosa K003742880 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2168] South Africa Brachiaria dura var. pilosa K003742878 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [5356] South Africa Brachiaria dura var. pilosa K003742879 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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