Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa brizantha (A.Rich.) R.D.Webster

First published in Austral. Paniceae: 233 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a medicine and invertebrate food and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Brachiaria brizantha.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1398] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078377 Yes
Oct 1, 1926 Vanderyst, H. [5000 Brachiaria brizantha K000282146 Unknown Type Material No
Buitendag, E. [808] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742859 No
Kluge, J.P. [671] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742848 No
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9024] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569125 Yes
Meurillon, A. [CNAD77] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052392 Yes
Grupo Pedra do Cavalo [709] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003857 No
Calderon, C.E.; Pinheiro, R.S. [2225] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003855 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [(50)3389] Eswatini Brachiaria brizantha K003742870 No
Letouzey, R. [13149] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052396 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9289] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569143 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [485] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742857 No
Speke; Grant Uganda Brachiaria brizantha K000282129 Holotype Yes
Letouzey, R. [5851] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052393 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; dos Santos, T.S. [10560] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003859 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [12091] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052394 Yes
Meijer, W. [39365] Malaysia Brachiaria brizantha K003050757 Yes
Joakim, E.E.G. [8867] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742852 No
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8611] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569141 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9077] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569128 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [286] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742867 No
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9221] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569133 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8606] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001569110 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9305] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001553652 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9110] Zambia Brachiaria brizantha K001553653 Yes
{Gaerlan; Sagcal; Fernando} [3336] Philippines Brachiaria brizantha K003050796 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.D. [7389] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078379 Yes
Lowe, J. [4206] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078380 Yes
Godfrey, R.; Acocks, J. [SH-1616] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742862 No
Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M. [48984] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078382 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [1010] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K000182464 Yes
Ornellas, S.O.A. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078378 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [306] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052390 Yes
s.coll. [2006] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078385 Yes
Learoyd, C.B. [8626] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742850 No
Trapnell, C.G. [708] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742855 No
Tessmann, G. [2714] Brachiaria brizantha K003052389 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas e Silva F. [2077] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078375 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [30269] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742854 No
Silva, N.T., da [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078384 Yes
Santos, T.S.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3865] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003860 No
Strey, R.G. [3591] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742866 No
Graham [3937] Zimbabwe Brachiaria brizantha K000282058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [89] Ethiopia Brachiaria brizantha K000282126 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [89] Ethiopia Brachiaria brizantha K000282128 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [89] Ethiopia Brachiaria brizantha K000282127 Isosyntype Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J. [2626] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003854 No
Eyles, F. [1921] Zimbabwe Brachiaria brizantha K000282056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyles, F. [1921] Zimbabwe Brachiaria brizantha K000282057 Isosyntype Yes
Melle, H.A. [s.n.] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742849 No
Story, R. [1635] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742864 No
Godfrey, R.; Acocks, J. [VH-1648] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742861 No
Letouzey, R. [9691] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052397 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas e Silva, F. [1756] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078376 Yes
Audry, P. [A34] Chad Brachiaria brizantha K003052388 Yes
de Winter, B. [3913] Namibia Brachiaria brizantha K003742871 No
de Winter, B. [2316] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742865 No
Santos, T.S.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Brito, H.da, S. [3427] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003856 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3674] Brachiaria brizantha K000282147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moss, C.E. [14155] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742853 No
Letouzey, R. [11243] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052395 Yes
Oakest, A.J.; Scheepers, J.C. [257] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742860 No
Brunt, M.A. [939] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K000182466 Yes
Silva, N.T., da [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078383 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1115] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742863 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [12402] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052398 Yes
Du Toit, P.C.V. [639] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742868 No
Calderon, C.E.; Pinheiro, R.S. [2225] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K000003858 No
Balsinhas, A. [3125] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742856 No
Buitendag, E. [804] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742858 No
Simões, R.S. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria brizantha K001078381 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [524 m] South Africa Brachiaria brizantha K003742851 No
Pentz, J.A. [s.n.] Eswatini Brachiaria brizantha K003742869 No
Muerillon, A. [996] Cameroon Brachiaria brizantha K003052391 Yes

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