Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa orthostachys (Mez) K.M.Ibrahim & P.M.Peterson

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 108: 125 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Sudan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan

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

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gumelle, HProf [140] Mali Brachiaria orthostachys K000211817 Yes
Laegaard, S. [17110] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051851 Yes
[Audrn, J.] [2259] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051854 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [931] Sudan Brachiaria orthostachys K003052828 Yes
Rossetti, C. [114] Mali Brachiaria orthostachys K000211816 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traore, S. [17902] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051850 Yes
Rossetti, C. [61/193] Mauritania Brachiaria orthostachys K003051848 Yes
Adanson [120c] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051853 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traore, S. [17941] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051849 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [17094] Senegal Brachiaria orthostachys K003051852 Yes
Hagerup, O. [271] Mali Brachiaria orthostachys K000282245 Isotype 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