Urochloa ramosa

Urochloa ramosa

Taxonavigation

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 ramosa

Name

Urochloa ramosa (L.) T.Q.Nguyen, 1966

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 542 (1919)
  • Echinochloa ramosa (L.) Roberty, Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 398 (1954)
  • Panicum ramosum L., Mant. Pl. 1: 29 (1767)
• Heterotypic
  • Brachiaria chennaveeraiana Basappa & Muniy., Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 378 (1983)
  • Brachiaria marselinii Gawade & Gavade, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101: 291 (2004)
  • Brachiaria multispiculata H.Scholz, Willdenowia 12: 287 (1982)
  • Brachiaria ramosa var. pubescens Basappa & Muniy., Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 380 (1983)
  • Brachiaria regularis var. nidulans (Mez) Täckh., Bull. Fac. Sci. Egypt. Univ. 17: 432 (1941)
  • Panicum arvense Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 2: t. 109 (1831)
  • Panicum bispiculatum Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 303 (1908 publ. 1907), pro syn.
  • Panicum brachylachnum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 62 (1853)
  • Panicum breviradiatum Hochst., Flora 38: 195 (1855)
  • Panicum canescens Roth, J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 457 (1817)
  • Panicum cognatissimum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 69 (1853)
  • Panicum crus-galli var. petiveri (Trin.) De Wild. & T.Durand, Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(2): 72 (1900)
  • Panicum grossarium J.Koenig, Naturforscher (Halle) 23: 205 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum nidulans Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 136 (1904)
  • Panicum ozogonum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 68 (1853)
  • Panicum pallidum Peter, Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 45 (1928)
  • Panicum petiveri Trin., Gram. Panic.: 144 (1826)
  • Panicum petiveri var. puberulum Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 302 (1908)
  • Panicum sorghum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 58 (1853)
  • Panicum supervacuum C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 407 (1888)
  • Setaria canescens (Roth) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 47 (1829)
  • Urochloa ramosa var. pubescens (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A.Kellogg, PhytoKeys 163: 293 (2020)
  • Urochloa supervacua (C.B.Clarke) Noltie, Edinburgh J. Bot. 56: 394 (1999)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippine, Thailands Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde Regional: Central Africa Chad, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Southern Africa Northern Provinces Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, Christmas I., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maryland, Mauritius, Mississippi, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Peru, Queensland, Réunion, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nguyen, T.Q., 1966. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii. Moscow & Leningrad [St. Petersburg] 3:13.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Urochloa ramosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Urochloa ramosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Urochloa ramosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Urochloa ramosa. Published online. Accessed: October 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Urochloa ramosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: dixie signalgrass

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