Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa fusiformis (Reeder) Veldkamp

First published in Blumea 41: 420 (1996)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan), Malesia to New Guinea. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines

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 fusiformis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1965 Merrill, E.D. [11606] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K000290248 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1965 Merrill, E.D. [11606] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K000290247 Type Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050814 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4459] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050813 Yes
Ramos, M. [41339] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050809 Yes
Williams, R.S. [1963] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050810 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4281] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050812 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4396] Philippines Brachiaria fusiformis K003050811 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