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G.487. Urochloa
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Leaves: lamina linear or lanceolate; ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence of racemes borne upon a short common axis; spikelets single and abaxial or paired. Spikelets lanceolate to ovate, plano-convex, cuspidate to acuminate; lower glume mostly shorter than spikelet; upper glume as long as spikelet, usually membranous; lower floret male or sterile, lower lemma resembling upper glume; upper lemma obtuse, mucronate. Derivation of name: from Greek: ouro meaning a tail; chloa meaning grass, possibly referring to the mucronate upper lemma Worldwide: 110 species in the Old World tropics Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brachyura (Hack.) Stapf | W,C,S | Description |
| oligotricha (Fig. & De Not.) Henrard | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| panicoides P. Beauv. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| trichopus (Hochst.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Urochloa:
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Flora of Botswana: UrochloaFlora of Burundi: Urochloa
Flora of Caprivi: Urochloa
Flora of Malawi: Urochloa
Flora of Mozambique: Urochloa
Flora of Zambia: Urochloa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): UrochloaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Urochloa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Urochloa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Urochloa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Urochloa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Urochloa
JSTOR Plant Science: Urochloa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Urochloa
Plants of the World Online: Urochloa
Tropicos: Urochloa
Wikipedia: Urochloa
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