Urochloa chusqueoides (Hack.) Rudov

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Synonyms: Brachiaria chusqueoides (Hack.) Clayton
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Status: Native
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Worldwide distribution: Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
FZ divisions: MS,M
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Literature:

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 75 - 76. as Brachiaria chusqueoides

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. as Brachiaria chusqueoides


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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Urochloa chusqueoides.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=187290, retrieved 14 July 2025

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