Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa pubigera (Roem. & Schult.) R.D.Webster

First published in Austral. Paniceae: 250 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to N. & E. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, 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 pubigera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Beguin, V.M.A. [134] Indonesia Brachiaria pubigera K000290242 Isotype Yes
Bick, E.W. [135] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051016 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4851] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051002 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K000958895 Type Yes
Blake, S.T. [16073] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051004 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17513] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051005 Yes
M.L. [2748] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051012 Yes
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051019 Yes
Brown, R. [6111] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K000958896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lazarides, M. [6841] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051010 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051018 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16076] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051006 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [46] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051009 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6742] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051001 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051015 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [163] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051008 Yes
Nelson, D.J. [1203] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051007 Yes
Hill, G.F. [783] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051011 Yes
Bailey, F.M. [26] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051017 Yes
Ewart, A.J. [K248] Australia Brachiaria ramosa var. grandiflora K003051003 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