Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
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Synonyms:
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Urochloa pullulans Stapf Urochloa rhodesiensis Stent
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Common names:
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Bushveld signal grass (English)
Common signal grass (English)
Mbawani (Shona)
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Frequency:
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Common |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial tufted grass. Inflorescence of 3-20 racemes, up to 14 cm, each bearing a row of single spikelets along a narrowly winged rhachis. Spikelets 2.5-5.5 mm, ovate. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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mosambicensis: of Mozambique |
Habitat:
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In savanna woodland and wooded grassland, often spreading by stolons through disturbed areas. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
Up to 1600 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - May |
Worldwide distribution:
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From East Africa (Uganda and Kenya) southwards to South Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Monday 11 November 2013 |
Literature:
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Chapano, C., Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36.
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 81 - 82.
Isaiah, A.M. & Komi, T. (2015). Grasses in the Botswana National Botanic Garden South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 34. (Includes a picture).
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 147.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-18
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2018).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Urochloa mosambicensis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106990, retrieved 23 April 2018
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