| Urochloa ramosa |
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| Urochloa ramosa (formerly Brachiaria ramosa) from Ambanja, Madagascar |
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| Scientific 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 |
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| Synonyms |
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- 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)
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Urochloa ramosa, (formerly Brachiaria ramosa) the browntop millet or Dixie signalgrass, 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.