Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa umbellata (Trin.) Oulo, Zon & Sosef

First published in Blumea 68: 82 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ralaijaona, B.; Rakotonirina, G.A.; Syde, A.R.; Rasoanindriana, H.M.; Randrianaivo, R. [1] Madagascar Brachiaria umbellata K001890574 No
Chase, N.C. [7780] Zimbabwe Brachiaria umbellata K003742754 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/618] Malawi Brachiaria umbellata K003742753 Yes
Rattray, A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Brachiaria umbellata K003742755 Yes
Dupont, P.R. [4] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742787 Yes
Boivin [s.n.] Madagascar Brachiaria umbellata K000244718 Isotype Yes
Dupout, P.R. [209] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742789 Yes
[L. Crook] [s.n.] Mozambique Brachiaria umbellata K003742748 Yes
unknown [34] Mauritius Brachiaria umbellata K000244716 Type Yes
Thomasset, H.P. [s.n.] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742788 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [9199] Malawi Brachiaria umbellata K003742749 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [11820] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742791 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5365] Malawi Brachiaria umbellata K003742752 Yes
s.coll. [116] Malawi Brachiaria umbellata K003742751 Yes
Wingfield, R. [4550] Tanzania Brachiaria umbellata K003606256 Yes
Aylen, D. [20040] Zimbabwe Brachiaria umbellata K003742750 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Zelia, M. [1093] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742790 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Zelia [382] Seychelles Brachiaria umbellata K003742792 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

  • 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