Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa grossa (Stapf) Oulo, Zon & Sosef

First published in Blumea 68: 77 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • 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?
Robinson, D.A. [399] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607280 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [66] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607260 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2367] Angola Brachiaria grossa K003607295 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [376] Tanzania Brachiaria grossa K003606193 Yes
Williams, F.R. [s.n.] South Africa Brachiaria grossa K003743203 No
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.J. [4327] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743194 No
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6630] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607282 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [191] Angola Brachiaria grossa K000282073 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1652] Angola Brachiaria grossa K000282072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Astle, W.L. [5062] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607267 Yes
Smith, P.P. [1011] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607311 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1780] Malawi Brachiaria grossa K003607300 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [4000] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607306 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2779] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607307 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5065] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607266 Yes
Gossweiler [8407] Angola Brachiaria grossa K003607296 Yes
[Mangena] [RRT26/105] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607287 Yes
West, O. [7163] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607283 Yes
Backeus, I. [1242] Tanzania Brachiaria grossa K003606196 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3154] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607291 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [1] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607293 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [769] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607263 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [203] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607261 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1154] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607289 Yes
Keller-Grein, G. [Z-38-A] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607270 Yes
de Winter, B. [2722A] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743199 No
Taylor, P.G. [212] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607285 Yes
Angus, A. [3614] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607262 Yes
Dye, P.J. [436] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607286 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [436] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607274 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [51144] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607278 Yes
Giess, W.; [von dar Walt] [[12668]] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743196 No
Trapnell, C.G. [766] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607264 Yes
White, F. [6972] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607259 Yes
de Winter; Hardy [8002] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743198 No
Brown, E.S. [1845A] Tanzania Brachiaria grossa K003606195 Yes
de Winter, B. [2465] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743202 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2514] Angola Brachiaria grossa K000282070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6144] Kenya Brachiaria grossa K003606191 Yes
Jackson, G. [1240] Malawi Brachiaria grossa K003607301 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18998] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607305 No
West, O. [7422] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607284 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5421] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743201 No
Mitchell, B.L. [14/22] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607257 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1755] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607310 Yes
Guy, P.R. [2383] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607276 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10959] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607303 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1383] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607256 Yes
s.coll. [8407] Angola Brachiaria grossa K003607297 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1154] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607288 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1229] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607281 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1683] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607304 Yes
de Hoogh, R.J. [128] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607292 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5274] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743200 No
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5712] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743195 No
Davies, R.M. [3025] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607273 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1667] Angola Brachiaria grossa K000282071 Type Yes
Prince, S.D. [448] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607269 Yes
Welw. [7362] Angola Brachiaria grossa K003607299 Yes
Simon, B.K. [700] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607272 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4618] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607265 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5463] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607271 Yes
s.coll. [9771] Angola Brachiaria grossa K003607298 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [8/56] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607279 Yes
Prince, S.D. [305] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607268 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2440] Angola Brachiaria grossa K000282074 Unknown Type Material Yes
[M. Nyathi]; Maugena [RRT76/96] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607277 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1599] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607294 Yes
de S. Disney, H.J. [57/9] Tanzania Brachiaria grossa K003606192 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [500] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607312 Yes
Keller-Grein, G. [Z-41-B] Zimbabwe Brachiaria grossa K003607275 Yes
Brown, R.C. [s.n.] Botswana Brachiaria grossa K003607290 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10897] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607302 Yes
Seydel, R. [2209] Namibia Brachiaria grossa K003743197 No
de S. Disney, H.J. [57/8] Tanzania Brachiaria grossa K003606194 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1246] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607258 Yes
Kornas, J. [629] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607309 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [3970] Zambia Brachiaria grossa K003607308 Yes

Sources

  • 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

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    • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/