Urochloa ramosa

Urochloa ramosa
Urochloa ramosa (formerly Brachiaria ramosa) from Ambanja, Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Urochloa
Species:
U. ramosa
Binomial name
Urochloa ramosa
(L.) T.Q.Nguyen
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Brachiaria chennaveeraiana Basappa & Muniy. in Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 378 (1983)
    • Brachiaria marselinii Gawade & Gavade in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101: 291 (2004)
    • Brachiaria multispiculata H.Scholz in Willdenowia 12: 287 (1982)
    • Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 542 (1919)
    • Brachiaria ramosa var. pubescens Basappa & Muniy. in Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 380 (1983)
    • Brachiaria regularis var. nidulans (Mez) Täckh. in Bull. Fac. Sci. Egypt. Univ. 17: 432 (1941)
    • Echinochloa ramosa (L.) Roberty in Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 398 (1954)
    • Panicum arvense Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 2: t. 109 (1831)
    • Panicum bispiculatum Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 303 (1908 publ. 1907), pro syn.
    • Panicum brachylachnum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 62 (1853)
    • Panicum breviradiatum Hochst. in Flora 38: 195 (1855)
    • Panicum canescens Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 457 (1817)
    • Panicum cognatissimum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 69 (1853)
    • Panicum crus-galli var. petiveri (Trin.) De Wild. & T.Durand in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(2): 72 (1900)
    • Panicum grossarium J.Koenig in Naturforscher (Halle) 23: 205 (1788), nom. illeg.
    • Panicum nidulans Mez in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 136 (1904)
    • Panicum ozogonum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 68 (1853)
    • Panicum pallidum Peter in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 45 (1928)
    • Panicum petiveri Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 144 (1826)
    • Panicum petiveri var. puberulum Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 302 (1908 publ. 1907)
    • Panicum ramosum L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 29 (1767)
    • Panicum sorghum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 58 (1853)
    • Panicum supervacuum C.B.Clarke in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 407 (1888)
    • Setaria canescens (Roth) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 47 (1829)
    • Urochloa ramosa var. pubescens (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A.Kellogg in PhytoKeys 163: 293 (2020)
    • Urochloa supervacua (C.B.Clarke) Noltie in Edinburgh J. Bot. 56: 394 (1999)

Urochloa ramosa, (formerly Brachiaria ramosa) the browntop millet or Dixie signalgrass,[2] is an annual, millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). The native range of Urochloa ramosa is from Africa to tropical and subtropical Asia.

  1. ^ "Urochloa ramosa (L.) T.Q.Nguyen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Urochloa ramosa (Browntop Millet, Dixie Signalgrass) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2023.