Poaceae
Urochloa

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

First published in Austral. Paniceae: 239 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to N. & N. Central Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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 holosericea.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1988 Brown, R. [446] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1988 Brown, R. [6094] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958878 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6945] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051290 Yes
White, C.T. [8739] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051291 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8480] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051308 Yes
Brass, L.J. [18405] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051320 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [5387B] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051294 Yes
Schultz [830] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051280 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051279 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7785] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051285 Yes
Brass, L. [312] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958880 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7834] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051289 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8375] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051306 Yes
Brass, L. [460] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051298 Yes
Brass, L.J. [2461] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051300 Yes
Brass, L.J. [18961] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051319 Yes
Hockings, F. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051322 Yes
Hockings, F. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051303 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8609] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051307 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [348] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051277 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [5709] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051293 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7785] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051273 Yes
Winders, C.W. [7405] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051313 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17740] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051286 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8376] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051305 Yes
Henderson, R.J. [H1648] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051299 Yes
Bick, E.W. [100] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051318 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [6679] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051269 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4616] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051292 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [123] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051276 Yes
McKinlay, J. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rev. N. Michael [1554] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051296 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1794] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051295 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9964] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051301 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1810] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051309 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6107] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051304 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [146] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051275 Yes
Brass, L. [1724] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051297 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [111] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051281 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [173] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051278 Yes
Pollock, N.A.R. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051302 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [4299] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051268 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; Nelder, V.J. [9839] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051311 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4163] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051310 Yes
Specht, R.L. [339] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051272 Yes
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051321 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [3072] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051270 Yes
s.coll. [3698] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051271 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7034] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051315 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17465] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051287 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [8542] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051284 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7608] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051312 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7581] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051288 Yes
Perry, R.A. [3409] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051283 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [L14] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051282 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7674] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051314 Yes
van Balgooy, M.; Mamesah, J. [6255] Indonesia Brachiaria holosericea K003050784 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [4659] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051267 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7732] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K003051316 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schombutgk, R. [s.n.] Australia Brachiaria holosericea K000958881 Unknown Type Material 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