Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa clavipila (Chiov.) Sosef

First published in Pl. Ecol. Evol. 149: 359 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

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.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1512] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607065 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1866] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607057 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [5698] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607050 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4014] Angola Brachiaria clavipila K003607067 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1204] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607062 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9085] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K001569106 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12419] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607064 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3390] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607054 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4226] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607051 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1876] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607053 Yes
Astle, W.L. [299] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607063 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [s.n.] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607061 Yes
Jeanes, K. [266] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607059 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1859] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607056 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2692] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607066 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4520] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607055 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [s.n.] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607052 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4387] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607060 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Polhill, R.M. [13888] Zambia Brachiaria clavipila K003607058 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