Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa rugulosa (Stapf) Sosef

First published in Pl. Ecol. Evol. 149: 361 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Zimbabwe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [AB1124] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386197 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [AB1572] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386199 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Napier, E.R. [851] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386198 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Jack, R.W. [6234] Zimbabwe Brachiaria rugulosa K000282175 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1978 Bogdan, A. [AB3762] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386202 Yes
Apr 1, 1978 Webster, M.M. [K181] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386203 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [24/31] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606680 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [897] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606688 Yes
Lyne, R.N. [154] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000282136 Type Yes
White, F. [7005] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606681 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9747] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K001553941 Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9748] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K001569097 Yes
Heery, S. [3] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606689 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2641] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606690 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [5/20] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606682 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [590] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606684 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4000] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386204 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [3238] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386200 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4698] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000386201 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [12/34] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606691 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [7/62] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606677 Yes
[Van Laviesen]; Sayer; Rees [367] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606686 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1020KBS] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606678 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2846] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606685 Yes
White, F. [6689] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606679 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1226KBS] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606687 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1868] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606683 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2779] Zambia Brachiaria rugulosa K003606676 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [257] Kenya Brachiaria rugulosa K000282135 Type Yes
West, O. [G399] Zimbabwe Brachiaria rugulosa K003606675 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

  • 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