Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa polyphylla (R.Br.) R.D.Webster

First published in Austral. Paniceae: 248 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

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 polyphylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K000958886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lazarides, M. [7901] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051206 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6819] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051210 Yes
Armstrong [591] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051212 Yes
Schultz [818] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051209 Yes
Specht, R.L. [96] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051211 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16717] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051215 Yes
Armstrong [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051214 Yes
McKean, J. [B290] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051205 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K000958887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [31] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051213 Yes
Brown, R. [6093] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K000958885 Type Yes
Blake, S.T. [9492] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051217 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Andrew, M.H. [3634] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051204 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [34] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051208 Yes
s.coll. [21] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051216 Yes
Armstrong; Hooker [591] Australia Brachiaria polyphylla K003051207 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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