Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 601 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to Pacific. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Gulf States, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alabama, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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 reptans.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 20, 2021 Whitney, L.D. [4463] United States K001614799 No
Hinton, G.B. [6487] Mexico K000476060 Yes
Aug 23, 1962 Collins, D.J. [1901] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621016 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1843] Brachiaria reptans K002919946 Yes
Vidal, S. [4005] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K000290244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boulos, L.; Hassan, A.A. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919961 Yes
Hohenacher, H. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919954 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K000244731 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1963] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621007 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [3897] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919971 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21876] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688084 Yes
Griffith [328] Afghanistan Brachiaria reptans K002919974 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3776] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621008 Yes
Powell, D.A. [477] Christmas Island Brachiaria reptans K003050780 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5605] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050800 Yes
de Froideville, Monod [1522] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050774 Yes
Laegaard, S.; et al. [151181] Malaysia Brachiaria reptans K003050766 Yes
s.coll. [838] Jamaica Brachiaria reptans K000309369 Type Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1197] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688090 Yes
Schimper, W. [805] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K000244732 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heckman, C.W. [101] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688093 Yes
Podlech, D. [17086] Afghanistan Brachiaria reptans K002919975 Yes
Put [2161] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621014 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [4554] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919970 Yes
Smitinand, T. [1605] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688095 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K000244733 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4421] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621010 Yes
de Vogel; Vermeulen [6870] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050775 Yes
Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. [717] French Polynesia Brachiaria reptans K000958872 Type Yes
Larsen, K. [8382] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688085 Yes
Fischer, S. [131] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919955 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [11] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919967 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [2842] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919972 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5796] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050778 Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [12903] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050768 Yes
Larsen, K. [10409] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688088 Yes
van Steenis [[6204]] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050772 Yes
Iboet [147] Brachiaria reptans K003050779 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [s.n.] Yemen Brachiaria reptans K002919945 Yes
Täckholm, V.; Elsayed, I. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919962 Yes
Larsen, K. [9046] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688087 Yes
Phloenchit [1396] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688096 Yes
Anders, O. [5402b] Afghanistan Brachiaria reptans K002919973 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2178] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919964 Yes
Laegaard, S.; et al. [151323] Malaysia Brachiaria reptans K003050767 Yes
Larsen, K. [8782] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688086 Yes
Buwalda, P. [4681] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050777 Yes
Tackholm, V. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919963 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [16] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919966 Yes
Put [25] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621013 Yes
s.coll. [18217] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050806 Yes
Ogawa, K. [52] Brachiaria reptans K002919956 Yes
Kostermans; Wirawan [143] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050773 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1565] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919965 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1894] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688092 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4227] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050804 Yes
Cope, T.A.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919959 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [22174β] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050771 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6991] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621011 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Yemen Brachiaria reptans K002919957 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [5919] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050776 Yes
van Slooten, D.F. [822] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050769 Yes
Forster, R.H. [F18] Malaysia Brachiaria reptans K003050763 Yes
Cuming, H. [498] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K000290246 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15361] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621012 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4623] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919952 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1088] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050802 Yes
Williams, R.S. [2627] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050798 Yes
El-Gazzar, A.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919958 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1442] Yemen Brachiaria reptans K002919947 Yes
Mendoza, D.R. [97763] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050797 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3807] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621009 Yes
Larsen, K. [10488] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688089 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919960 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1223] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688091 Yes
Buwalda, P. [2690] Indonesia Brachiaria reptans K003050770 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5605] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050805 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1080] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919968 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1388] Yemen Brachiaria reptans K002919948 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9993] India Brachiaria reptans K000245297 Type Yes
Forster, R.H. [F61] Malaysia Brachiaria reptans K003050764 Yes
Fischer, S. [177] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919953 Yes
Jamaica Brachiaria reptans K000309370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williams, R.S. [2030] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050799 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3894] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919950 Yes
Loher, A. [1710] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K000290245 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia Brachiaria reptans K002919951 Yes
den Hoed, G.; Kostermans, A. [676] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688097 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1889] Yemen Brachiaria reptans K002919949 Yes
Motley, J. [10] Brachiaria reptans K003050765 Yes
Wallich [8732] Brachiaria reptans K000958905 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heckman, C.W. [128] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000688094 Yes
Powell, D.A.; H'ng Kim Chey [782] Christmas Island Brachiaria reptans K003050781 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [38] Egypt Brachiaria reptans K002919969 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [8281] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050803 Yes
Koenig [s.n.] India Brachiaria reptans K000958906 Type Yes
Put [2598] Thailand Brachiaria reptans K000621015 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; McGregor, R.C.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Philippines Brachiaria reptans K003050801 Yes
Molina, J.A.; Barkley, F.A. [18 V.164] Venezuela Panicum subcordatum K001469175 Yes

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