Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa umbratilis (Napper) Oulo, Zon & Sosef

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

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [AB3590] Kenya Brachiaria umbratilis K000386187 Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [AB 2719] Kenya Brachiaria umbratilis K000282050 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1988 Bogdan, A. [3590] Kenya Brachiaria umbratilis K000386186 Yes
Stolz, A. [987] Tanzania Brachiaria umbratilis K003606323 Yes
Stolz, A. [993] Tanzania Brachiaria umbratilis K003606324 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1857] Tanzania Brachiaria umbratilis K003606325 Yes
Hemp, A. [4405] Brachiaria umbratilis K001581941 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25024] Kenya Brachiaria umbratilis K000386190 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