Urochloa mutica
Urochloa mutica

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Urochloa
Species: Urochloa mutica

Name

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Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen, 1966

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 526 (1919)
    • Panicum muticum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 20 (1775)
  • Heterotypic
    • Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard, Blumea 3: 434 (1940)
    • Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard, Blumea 3: 434 (1940)
    • Panicum amphibium Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 61 (1853)
    • Panicum appressum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 20 (1775)
    • Panicum barbinode Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 256 (1834)
    • Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 67 (1853)
    • Panicum guadaloupense Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 61 (1853), nom. nud.
    • Panicum leiogonum Sieber ex Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 206 (1827), pro syn.
    • Panicum limnaeum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 72 (1853)
    • Panicum numidianum Lam., Encycl. 4: 738 (1798)
    • Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 189 (1877), pro syn.
    • Panicum pictigluma Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 73 (1853)
    • Panicum punctulatum Arn. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 62 (1853)
    • Panicum purpurascens Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 47 (1823)


Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Burkina, Chad, Congo, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Zaïre
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Yemen
    • Introduced into:
      • Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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Vernacular names

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العربية: أوروكلوا متقلصة
English: Para grass
lea faka-Tonga: puakatau
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