Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa ambigens (Chiov.) Oulo, Zon & Sosef

First published in Blumea 68: 74 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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?
Jul 1, 1988 Verdcourt, B. [5277] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386188 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [AB3001] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386189 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Pratt, D.G. [MS547] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386191 Yes
Apr 1, 1978 illegible [1892/38] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386193 Yes
Apr 1, 1978 Swinderen, H., van [M1] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386192 Yes
Apr 1, 1978 Bogdan, A. [AB1629] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386195 Yes
Apr 1, 1978 Adamson, T. [12] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386196 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [12336] Tanzania Brachiaria ambigens K003605795 Yes
Stewart, J. [600] Kenya Brachiaria ambigens K000386194 Yes
Mbano, B.N.N.; Willy, P. [Cawm5659] Tanzania Brachiaria ambigens K003605793 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [100] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria ambigens K003605796 Yes
Richards, M. [23564] Tanzania Brachiaria ambigens K003605794 Yes

Sources

  • 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