Urochloa eminii (Mez) Davidse

First published in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1258 (1993)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Kenya and Zambia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Mexico Southeast, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.15553/c2022v772a7. epublication.

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 eminii.]

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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stuhlman, F. [4663] Tanzania Brachiaria eminii K000282133 Type Yes
Stuhlman, F. [1815] Tanzania Brachiaria eminii K000282134 Type Yes
Stuhlman Tanzania Brachiaria eminii K000282132 Unknown Type Material Yes
Silva, N.T. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria ruziziensis K001102393 Yes
Klein, R.M.; Sohn, S. [11859] Brazil Brachiaria ruziziensis K001102392 Yes
Germain, R. [8229] Brachiaria ruziziensis K000282148 Unknown Type Material Yes
Germain, R. [8229] Brachiaria ruziziensis K000282149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maldague [513] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria ruziziensis K000282150 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ornellas, S.A. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria ruziziensis K001102394 Yes
Noblick, L.R. [2663] Brazil Brachiaria ruziziensis K000003861 Yes
Germain, R. [4259] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052383 Yes
Dummer, R. [1070] Uganda Brachiaria decumbens K000282130 Type Yes
Lebrun, J. [7533] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052386 Yes
Taton [928] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052387 Yes
Ornellas, S.O.A. [s.n.] Brazil Brachiaria decumbens K001078387 Yes
s.coll. [4956] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052378 Yes
Ghesquiere, J. [6099] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052384 Yes
Linder [3567] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052372 Yes
[Der Ben] [1535] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052373 Yes
s.coll. [566] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052385 Yes
s.coll. [5101] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052376 Yes
Van der Ben [2566] Burundi Brachiaria decumbens K003052379 Yes
s.coll. [4883] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052374 Yes
Lebzun [8886] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052381 Yes
Taton [1493] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Brachiaria decumbens K003052382 Yes
Liben, L. [1052] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052380 Yes
Troupin, G. [8819] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052375 Yes
s.coll. [6831] Rwanda Brachiaria decumbens K003052377 Yes
Speke; Grant [488] Tanzania Brachiaria decumbens K000282131 Syntype Yes
Mori, S.A.; Mitchell, J.D.; Silva, L.A.M. [16652] Brazil Brachiaria decumbens K001078386 Yes
Jan 17, 2008 Santamaría, D.; Mata, J.; Hoepker, A.; Chacón, I.; Hernández, C. [3548] Costa Rica Urochloa decumbens K001614090 Yes
Lobo, S. [1629] Costa Rica Urochloa decumbens K001560923 Yes
Lobo, S. [1737] Costa Rica Urochloa decumbens K001561344 Yes

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