Urochloa pungipes (Clayton) ??

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Synonyms: Brachiaria pungipes Clayton
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Status: Native
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Notes: In the revision where all species formerly in Brachiaria we placed in Urochloa this species was not included and therefor the new name remains unplaced and is provisional since we can not leave it in the now defunct genus Brachiaria.
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Worldwide distribution: Apparently only known from Zambia.
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Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw
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Endemic status: Endemic?
Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
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Literature:

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 73. as Brachiaria pungipes


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Urochloa pungipes
African Plant Database: Urochloa pungipes
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Urochloa pungipes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Urochloa pungipes
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Urochloa pungipes
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iNaturalist: Urochloa pungipes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Urochloa pungipes
JSTOR Plant Science: Urochloa pungipes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Urochloa pungipes
Plants of the World Online: Urochloa pungipes
Tropicos: Urochloa pungipes
Wikipedia: Urochloa pungipes


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Urochloa pungipes.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=187250, retrieved 5 December 2025

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