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Urochloa mollis

(Sw.) Morrone & Zuloaga (1992)

This name is accepted

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

Description

Key Characters:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Darwiniana 31: 85 (1992)

Other References

Staples et al. 2002:13 (NEWNAT/O [as Brachiaria mollis], DESCR); Snow & Lau 2010:49 (retain separation of Brachiaria from Urochloa); Zuloaga et al. 2003:632/Wagner & Herbst 2003:58 (Syn. B. mollis = U. mollis); Faccenda 2022:88 (KEY); Faccenda 2025b:126 (O?, no plants located in recent fieldwork)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Urochloa mollis Honolulu: Makapuu Head, crag above sea, along side trail off paved road Dry coastal forest. Preserved_Specimen Grass; stems 5-14 tall; leaves emdium green; spikelets yellow-green tinted red. Staples, G.W. 1153 Oahu BISH 1997-12-14
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