Urochloa trichopus

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 trichopus

Name

Urochloa trichopus (Hochst.) Stapf, 1920

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Eriochloa trichopus (Hochst.) Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 89 (1881)
- Helopus trichopus (Hochst.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 100 (1854)
- Panicum trichopodon A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 369 (1850), nom. superfl.
- Panicum trichopus Hochst., Flora 27: 254 (1844)
Heterotypic
- Brachiaria stolonifera Gooss., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 195 (1934)
- Echinochloa notabilis (Hook.f.) D.Rhind, Grasses Burma: 50 (1945)
- Eriochloa trichopus var. glabrata Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 17 (1894)
- Panicum dorsisetum Hack., T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 748 (1894), nom. nud.
- Panicum mosambicense Hack., Bol. Soc. Brot. 6: 140 (1888)
- Panicum notabile Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 32 (1896)
- Panicum papillosum Fenzl ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 100 (1854), pro syn.
- Panicum trichopus var. chiovendae Lanza & Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 9: 46 (1910)
- Panicum trichopus var. glabrata Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 17 (1894)
- Panicum trichopus var. lasiostachys A.Chev., Sudania 1: 34, 146, 159 (1911), nom. nud.
- Urochloa brachyphylla Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 40 (1966)
- Urochloa engleri Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 450 (1941)
- Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy, J. Bot. 69: 54 (1931)
- Urochloa pullulans Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 590 (1920), nom. superfl.
- Urochloa pullulans var. mosambicensis (Hack.) Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 592 (1920)
- Urochloa rhodesiensis Stent, Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 32: 26 (1933)
- Urochloa stolonifera (Gooss.) Chippind., D.B.D.Meredith, Grass. Past. S. Africa: 381 (1955)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- Introduced into:
  - Argentina Northwest, Brazil Northeast, Christmas I., Ghana, India, Myanmar, Northern Territory, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Solomon Is., Texas, Western Australia

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

References

Primary references

Stapf, O. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1920. Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 589

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 trichopus 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 trichopus. 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 trichopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 October 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Urochloa trichopus. Published online. Accessed: October 28 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Urochloa trichopus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: African liverseed grass