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Urochloa reptans

(L.) Stapf (1920)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 601 (1920)

Other References

Herbst & Clayton 1998:20 (NEWNAT/O? [as Brachiaria reptans, single spm., Bishop Museum, 1946], KEY); Snow & Lau 2010:49 (retain separation of Brachiaria from Urochloa); Zuloaga et al. 2003:633/Wagner & Herbst 2003:58 (Syn. B. reptans = U. reptans); Faccenda 2022:87, 88 (O, nat. verified, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf honolulu; bishop museum courtyard Damp, shady PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/4/1946
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