Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa glumaris (Trin.) Veldkamp

First published in Blumea 41: 420 (1996)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia and Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Hawaii, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.15553/c2022v772a7. epublication.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.15553/c2022v772a7. epublication.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faccenda, K. (2022). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op148p41-98.pdf. epublication.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • 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?
Galston, A.H. [296] Sri Lanka K003744315 Yes
Davidse, G. [7353] Sri Lanka K003744303 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [11408] French Polynesia K003744479 Yes
Aden, M.E. [1563] Indonesia K003744378 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [144] Fiji K003744444 Yes
Germain, M.R. [s.n.] New Caledonia K003744422 Yes
Reinecke [265] Samoa K003744470 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13038] Sri Lanka K003744307 Yes
Greenwood, W. [593C] Fiji K003744457 Yes
Loher, A. [1739] Philippines K003744385 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21691] Thailand K000688112 No
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8923] Sri Lanka K003744297 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [246] Fiji K003744442 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [117] Fiji K003744446 Yes
Monod de Froideville [1682] Indonesia K003744370 Yes
Clayton, D. [5912] Sri Lanka K003744301 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F70] India K003744380 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [319] Fiji K003744447 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [184] Fiji K003744429 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [12] Fiji K003744448 Yes
Koroiveiban, D. [s.n.] Fiji K003744454 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] New Caledonia K003744424 Yes
Florence, J. [3387] French Polynesia K003744486 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [82] Fiji K003744432 Yes
Grant, M.L. [3995] French Polynesia K003744484 Yes
s.coll. [858] Sri Lanka K003744308 Yes
s.coll. [967] K003744313 Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1755] Thailand K000688110 No
Tothill, J.D. [326] Fiji K003744431 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5947] Indonesia K003744377 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines K003744382 Yes
Clayton, D. [5073] Sri Lanka K003744300 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [395] Fiji K003744438 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [2465] Samoa K003744466 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [8561] Samoa K003744462 Yes
s.coll. [858] Sri Lanka K003744309 Yes
Procter [4526] Seychelles K003925293 No
Tothill, J.D. [99] Fiji K003744445 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [211] Fiji K003744441 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [9486] Samoa K003744468 Yes
Galston, A.H. [1469] Sri Lanka K003744314 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [2469] Samoa K003744463 Yes
de Vogel, E.F. [3831] Indonesia K003744371 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [204] Fiji K003744434 Yes
Florence [10254] French Polynesia K003744488 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [2450] Indonesia K003744376 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [20] Fiji K003744450 Yes
Taylor, P.M. [P604] Indonesia K003744373 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Japan K003744230 Yes
Greenwood, W. [593A] Fiji K003744460 Yes
s.coll. [858] Sri Lanka K003744310 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13617] Sri Lanka K003744305 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [224a] Fiji K003744451 Yes
s.coll. [922] Sri Lanka K003744311 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [277] Fiji K003744440 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [336] Fiji K003744437 Yes
Gilmont, R.S. [20] Indonesia K003744372 Yes
s.coll. [992] Sri Lanka K003744312 Yes
Vieillard [3341] New Caledonia K003744426 Yes
Clayton, D. [5395] Sri Lanka K003744299 Yes
Furuse, M. [5644] Japan K003744228 Yes
Pancher, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K003744421 Yes
Germain, M.R. [s.n.] New Caledonia K003744423 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K003744458 Yes
Bakhuizen v. d. Brink [4321] Indonesia K003744375 Yes
Janowski [499] Papua New Guinea K003744387 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13502A] Fiji K003744461 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2454] Seychelles K003925295 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [7868] Thailand K000621021 No
Gould, F.W. [13445] Sri Lanka K003744306 Yes
Furuse, M. [4352] Japan K003744229 Yes
Greenwood, W. [593] Fiji K003744459 Yes
Greenwood, W. [593B] Fiji K003744428 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K003744381 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [351] Fiji K003744436 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2563] Seychelles K003925294 No
Tothill, J.D. [388] Fiji K003744439 Yes
Paine, R.W. [213] Fiji K003744433 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6884] Thailand K000621020 No
Tothill, J.D. [314] Fiji K003744430 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13733] Sri Lanka K003744304 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [1095/NIUE] Niue K003744483 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F107] India K003744379 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W1784] Samoa K003744467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003744367 Yes
Soderstorm, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1683] Sri Lanka K003744298 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1683] Sri Lanka K003744302 Yes
Florence, J. [5597] French Polynesia K003744487 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [33817] New Caledonia K003744420 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21622] Thailand K000688111 No
Laegaard, S. [21775] Thailand K000688113 No
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1752] Thailand K000688109 No
Coode, M.; Cropley, T.; Katik, P.; N.G.F. [29630] Papua New Guinea K003744386 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [709] Cook Islands K003744489 Yes
Powell, T. [71] Samoa K003744471 Yes
Motley, J. [128] Indonesia K003744374 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [279] Vanuatu K003744481 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [60126] Micronesia, Federated States of K003744482 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W3062] Samoa K003744465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K003744425 Yes
Parham, B.E. [5710] Fiji K003744456 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [480/CI] Cook Islands K003744490 Yes
Powell, T. [46] Samoa K003744469 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13516] Fiji K003744453 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2750] Seychelles K003925292 No
Tothill, J.D. [300] Fiji K003744435 Yes
Whistler, A. [W2426] Samoa K003744464 Yes
Florence, J. [3196] French Polynesia K003744485 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [30] Fiji K003744449 Yes
Merill, E.D. [3332] Philippines K003744383 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [377] Fiji K003744427 Yes
s.coll. [6510] India K003744295 Yes
Clayton, D. [5090] Sri Lanka K003744296 Yes
Luttrell, C. [94] Cook Islands K003744491 Yes
Loher, A. [5036] Philippines K003744384 Yes
J.D.T. [133] Fiji K003744443 Yes
St. John, H. [16944] French Polynesia K003744480 Yes
[Letasio]; [Vakuru] [3964] Fiji K003744455 Yes
Greenwood, W. [1121] Fiji K003744452 Yes
Soakai, E. [926] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744474 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744478 Yes
Soakai, E. [655] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744475 Yes
Crosby, C.S. [186] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744477 Yes
Soakai, E. [900] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744472 Yes
Soakai, E. [985] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744473 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Tonga Urochloa ambigua K003744476 Yes

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