Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen

First published in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 13 (1966)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Angola, N. Africa to Syria, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and has environmental uses and social uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Lebanon-Syria, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Yemen, Zaïre

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.

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.
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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 mutica.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hinton, G.B. [6880] Mexico K000476062 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5168] Mexico K000476061 Yes
Lobo, S.; Quesada, A. [1692] Costa Rica Panicum muticum K001560941 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kmoch [157] Burkina Faso Brachiaria mutica K000211825 No
Jan 1, 1961 Chevalier, A.J.B. [26019] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211833 No
Jan 1, 1961 Hagerup, O. [415] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211828 No
Archer, W.A. [7929] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102318 Yes
Matthes, H.D.r. [13] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211834 No
Carauta, J.P.P.; Rocha, E.S.F.; Sira-Jannuzzi, M.; Souza, D.S.; Boudet, H.Q. [3786] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102417 Yes
Kozera, C. [1646] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102414 Yes
Wight [2039] Sri Lanka Brachiaria mutica K000245465 Type Yes
Klein, R. [1995] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102315 Yes
Glaziou, A. [6963] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102308 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21883] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688073 No
Powell, D.A. [469] Christmas Island Brachiaria mutica K003050756 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; Pessoal do CEPEMAR [3175] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003865 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102325 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka Brachiaria mutica K000245290 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K003050749 Yes
s.coll. [605] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211832 No
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000309375 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [69B] Cameroon Brachiaria mutica K000182463 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [7] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688075 No
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1378] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102311 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [3571] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102412 Yes
Setenareski, J.E. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102413 Yes
Adam, J.-.G. [15373] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211831 No
Ornellas, S.A. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102415 Yes
Pohl [1155] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000309376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102314 Yes
Reitz [2993] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102316 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Guimarães, O. [21399] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102411 Yes
P.J.M [372] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102320 Yes
Bakhuizen v. d. Brink [[4898]] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K003050748 Yes
Burchell [9692] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102326 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Brachiaria mutica K000201685 Yes
Spruce [1430] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102328 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4899] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003868 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003863 Isotype Yes
Grupo Pedra do Cavalo [78] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003870 Yes
Burchell [1661] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102310 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102323 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18623] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102418 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [4718] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102409 Yes
Handro, O. [111] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102319 Yes
Heath, J. [5] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211827 No
Bona Nascimento, M.S. [1314] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102313 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2030] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688076 No
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4961] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003866 Yes
Gardner [0] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003864 Yes
Powell, A.D. [1345] Christmas Island Brachiaria mutica K003050755 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11102] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000620999 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11102] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000621000 No
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1334] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102312 Yes
Glaziou, A. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102317 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3134] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688079 No
s.coll. [452] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K003050751 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [34360] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102410 Yes
Polak, E. [586] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K003050752 Yes
Powell, A.D. [1345] Christmas Island Brachiaria mutica K003050754 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18623] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102306 Yes
s.coll. [202] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102307 Yes
Heath, J. [3] Mali Brachiaria mutica K000211826 No
unknown [29] Egypt Brachiaria mutica K000244734 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [78] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102324 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4899] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K003050750 Yes
Ridley [144] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102305 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1244] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102304 Yes
Pohl [1157] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000309377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A. [6782/6963] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102309 Yes
Botanical Section, Bangkok [s.n.] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688074 No
Zollinger, H. [416] Indonesia Brachiaria mutica K000290239 Isotype Yes
Mori, S.A.; Kallunki, J.A. [10093] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K000003867 Yes
Ule, E. [5887] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102321 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20445] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000621001 No
Spruce [909] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102327 Yes
Dusén, P. [14545] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102408 Yes
Curtis, C. [3550] Malaysia Brachiaria mutica K003050747 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [318] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102416 Yes
Gardner [855] Brazil Brachiaria mutica K001102322 Yes
Schimper [895] Ethiopia Brachiaria mutica K000282228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dee [8536] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688077 No
Smitinand, T. [4535] Thailand Brachiaria mutica K000688078 No

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