Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa adspersa (Trin.) R.D.Webster

First published in Syst. Bot. 13: 607 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. U.S.A., S. Mexico, Caribbean, Bolivia to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Jersey, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Windward Is.

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 adspersa.]

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

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pedersen, T.M. [1346] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744170 No
Ekman, E.L. [16385] Dominican Republic Brachiaria adspersa K003743746 No
Quarin, C.L.; Urbani, M.H.; Martinez, E.J.; Kraemer, A.F. [4149] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744161 No
Eggers [4875] Cuba Brachiaria adspersa K003743729 No
Moldenke, H. [788] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743390 Yes
Burkart, A. [20370] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744172 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743733 No
Lewis; Piré [800] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744162 No
Moldenke, H. [788] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743391 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H 12528] Brachiaria adspersa K003743743 No
Pierotti, S.A. [7212] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744171 No
Moldenke, H.N. [788] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743382 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brachiaria adspersa K003743387 Yes
Venturi, S. [10116] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744174 No
Curtiss, A.H. [5431] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743386 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743383 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H 8149] Haiti Brachiaria adspersa K003743742 No
Zuloaga, F.; Morrone, O. [3056] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744164 No
Schinini, A.; Palacios, R. [25789] Paraguay Brachiaria adspersa K003743916 No
Ekman, E.L. [8149] Haiti Brachiaria adspersa K003743745 No
Boldingh, I. [1583] Brachiaria adspersa K003743750 No
Zuloaga, F.; Morrone, O. [3031] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744168 No
Box, H.E. [118] Antigua and Barbuda Brachiaria adspersa K003743753 No
Zuloaga, F.; Ezcurra, C.; Ponce, M.; Avila, M.V.; Cialdella, C. [2644] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744165 No
Hatschbach, G.G.; Zelma, F.J. [49287] Brazil Brachiaria adspersa K001078352 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [6411] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744175 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743734 No
Box, H.E. [157] Brachiaria adspersa K003743752 No
Moldenke, H. [533] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743380 Yes
Wright, C. [50] Brachiaria adspersa K003743730 No
Vélez, I. [3127] British Virgin Islands Brachiaria adspersa K003743748 No
Arnoldo, F. [850] Brachiaria adspersa K003743754 No
Parodi, L.R. [8251] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744176 No
Harris, W.H. [11714] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743736 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [16252] Brazil Brachiaria adspersa K000003853 Yes
Box, H.E. [59] Antigua and Barbuda Brachiaria adspersa K003743751 No
Curtiss, A.H. [748] Cuba Brachiaria adspersa K003743732 No
Brachiaria adspersa K000309372 Type Yes
Vanni, R.; Radovancich, A.; Schinini, A. [2297] Paraguay Brachiaria adspersa K003743915 No
Guaglianone, E.R.; Sancho, M.L.; Zuloaga, F.O. [321] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744169 No
Wright, C. [3869] Brachiaria adspersa K003743731 No
Job, M.M. [840] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744173 No
Ekman, E.L. [12528] Brachiaria adspersa K003743744 No
Curtiss, A.H. [6705] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743385 Yes
Zuloaga, F.; Morrone, O. [3031] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744167 No
Moldenke, H. [633] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743389 Yes
Moldenke, H. [788] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743381 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11512] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743740 No
Peterson, P.M.; Refulio Rodriguez, N. [15051] Peru Brachiaria adspersa K003744034 No
Zuloaga, F.; Morrone, O. [3049] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744163 No
Sintenis, P. [1957] Puerto Rico Brachiaria adspersa K003743749 No
Harris, W.H. [11785] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743737 No
[W. Brece] [402] Brachiaria adspersa K003743728 No
Curtiss, A.H. [113] Bahamas, The Brachiaria adspersa K003743727 No
Zuloaga, F.; Morrone, O. [3031] Argentina Brachiaria adspersa K003744166 No
Harris, W.H. [11343] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743741 No
Harris, W.H. [11247] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743738 No
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [11155] Haiti Brachiaria adspersa K003743747 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743735 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brachiaria adspersa K003743379 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11498] Jamaica Brachiaria adspersa K003743739 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743384 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3606] United States Brachiaria adspersa K003743388 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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