Urochloa panicoides P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr. 52 1812. (Syn: Echinochloa hirta (Roem. & Schult.) Schult.; Hemigymnia javanica (Poir.) Alston; Oplismenus hirsutus Schult.; Oplismenus hirtus B.Heyne ex Roth; Oplismenus javanicus (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.; Panicum borzianum Mattei; Panicum controversum Steud. [Illegitimate]; Panicum helopus Trin. ..; Panicum hirsutum J.Koenig ex Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Panicum hirtum (Roem. & Schult.) Roth [Illegitimate]; Panicum hochstetterianum A.Rich.; Panicum japonicum Kunth [Spelling variant]; Panicum javanicum Poir.; Panicum koenigii Spreng.; Panicum marathense Henrard [Invalid]; Panicum oxycephalum Peter; Panicum panicoides (P.Beauv.) Hitchc.; Panicum rothii Spreng.; Panicum setarioides Peter [Invalid]; Panicum trichopus subsp. breviglume Chiov. ..; Panicum urochloa Desv. [Illegitimate]; Setaria hirsuta (Schult.) Kunth; Setaria hirta (Roem. & Schult.) Kunth; Setaria pilifera Spreng. [Illegitimate]; Urochloa helopus (Trin.) Stapf .; Urochloa javanica (Poir.) Stapf; Urochloa jinshaicola B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu; Urochloa longifolia var. yuanmuensis (B.S. Sun & Z.H. Hu) S.L. Chen & Y.X. Jin; Urochloa marathensis Henrard .; Urochloa panicoides var. marathensis (Henrard) Bor ..; Urochloa pubescens Kunth; Urochloa ruschii Pilg.);
Urochloa panicoides is a fodder grass originating in Southern Africa. Urochloa setigera can be confused with forms of U. panicoides with pubescent, paired spikelets, especially when the base is missing. Urochloa panicoides has less abruptly cuspidate spikelets, a more coarsely rugose fertile floret, and a much longer mucro on the upper lemma. (From Wikipedia on 21.4.13)
It commonly occurrs in wet sandy localities or along roadsides and rocky areas. Whereas, it is occasionally seen along the bunds of paddy fields and along wet sandy shores. Urochloa panicoides is a tufted, stoloniferous and annual grass. In India, it is widely distributed in Tamil Nadu (almost all districts), Maharashtra (common in all districts), Andhra Pradesh (Diguvametta), Kerala (Walayar in Palagat district), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Bhopal, Indore, Sidhi), Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It is a pantropical species and widely seen in Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Fiji. (From IUCN Red List (LC) ) Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: SMP8 Pune for ID : Attachments (6). 2 posts by 2 authors.
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Urochloa panicoides
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