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Urochloa maxima

(Jacq.) R.D.Webster (1987)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Urochloa

Guinea grass

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (45)

Megathyrsus bivonanus (Brullo, Miniss., Scelsi & Spamp.) Verloove (2005)
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs (2003)
Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus (C.T.White) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs (2003)
Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis (K.Schum.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs (2003)
Milium arundinaceum J.Koenig ex Steud. (1853)
Panicum airoides Flüggé ex Nees (1829)
Panicum bivonianum Brullo, Miniss., Scelsi & Spamp. (1995)
Panicum compressum Biv. (1818)
Panicum confine Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1850)
Panicum eburneum Trin. (1834)
Panicum giganteum Mez (1904)
Panicum heynei Roth (1817)
Panicum hirsutissimum Steud. (1853)
Panicum jumentorum Pers. (1805)
Panicum laeve Lam. (1791)
Panicum mahafalense A.Camus (1925)
Panicum mananarense A.Camus (1959)
Panicum maximum Jacq. (1781)
Panicum maximum subsp. commune (Nees) Peter (1930)
Panicum maximum subsp. pubescens M.Sharma (1985)
Panicum maximum var. altissimum Kuntze (1898)
Panicum maximum var. coloratum C.T.White (1938)
Panicum maximum var. commune Nees (1841)
Panicum maximum var. confine Chiov. (1902)
Panicum maximum var. effusum A.Camus (1959)
Panicum maximum var. glaucum Nees (1841)
Panicum maximum var. heterotrichum Peter (1930)
Panicum maximum var. hirsutissimum (Steud.) Oliv. (1875)
Panicum maximum var. hirsutum Peter (1930)
Panicum maximum var. laeve Nees (1841)
Panicum maximum var. obtusissimum A.Chev. (1911)
Panicum maximum var. pubiglume K.Schum. (1895)
Panicum maximum var. trichoglume Robyns (1932)
Panicum pamplemoussense Steud. (1853)
Panicum poiforme Willd. ex Spreng. (1824)
Panicum polygamum Sw. (1788)
Panicum praelongum Steud. (1853)
Panicum praticola Salzm. ex Döll (1877)
Panicum scaberrimum Lag. (1816)
Panicum sparsum Schumach. (1827)
Panicum teff Desv. (1831)
Panicum tephrosanthum Hack. (1901)
Panicum trichocondylum Steud. (1853)
Panicum trichoglume K.Schum. (1894)
Urochloa maxima var. trichoglumis (Robyns) R.D.Webster (1987)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Austral. Paniceae: 241 (1987)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1569 (Ni, K, O, Mo, L, M, Ka, H [as Panicum maximum]); Starr et al. 2002:22 (Mi); Simon & Jacobs 2003:572 (Syn. P. maxima = Megathyrsus maximus); Wagner et al. 2012:97/Tomaszewska et al. 2023/Faccenda 2025b:125 (Syn. M. maximus = U. maxima); Holthuijzen 2017 (Mi†, 2008)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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