Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa psammophila (Welw. ex Rendle) Oulo, Zon & Sosef

First published in Blumea 68: 79 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to Namibia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
s.coll. [11045] Angola Brachiaria psammophila K003607318 Yes
Kolberg, H.H.; Tholkes, T. [2567] Namibia Brachiaria psammophila K003743241 No
Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D.; Seely, M.K. [10449] Namibia Brachiaria psammophila K003743243 No
Ihlenfeldt; de Winter; Hardy [3238] Namibia Brachiaria psammophila K003743246 No
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6531] Namibia Brachiaria psammophila K003743247 No
Giess, W. [3925] South Africa Brachiaria psammophila K003743244 No
s.coll. [11045] Angola Brachiaria psammophila K003607317 Yes
Welwitsch [2625] Angola Brachiaria psammophila K000282069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Giess, W. [13422] Namibia Brachiaria psammophila K003743245 No
Welwitsch [2626] Angola Brachiaria psammophila K000282067 Type Yes
Welwitsch [2624] Angola Brachiaria psammophila K000282068 Type Yes

Sources

  • 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