Urochloa brizantha
Bread Grass, Palisade Signal Grass
Other regional names: Palisade Signalgrass
- Palisade Signalgrass
Also known as: Brachiaria brizantha subsp. angustifolia Stent & J.M.Rattray +17 more
- Brachiaria brizantha subsp. angustifolia Stent & J.M.Rattray
- Brachiaria brizantha subsp. ciliata Basappa & Muniy.
- Brachiaria brizantha var. angustifolia Stent & J.M.Rattray
- Brachiaria brizantha var. ciliata Basappa & Muniy.
- Brachiaria gangangalaensis Vanderyst
- Brachiaria manzonzoensis Vanderyst
- Panicum brizanthum A.Rich.
- Panicum brizanthum Hochst., 1841
- Panicum brizanthum subsp. lasiochloa Chiov.
- Panicum brizanthum subsp. latifolium Oliv.
- Panicum brizanthum subsp. pandanifolium Peter
- Panicum brizanthum subsp. polystachyum De Wild. & T.Durand
- Panicum brizanthum var. lasiochloa Chiov.
- Panicum brizanthum var. latifolium Oliv.
- Panicum brizanthum var. pandanifolium Peter
- Panicum brizanthum var. polystachyum De Wild. & T.Durand
- Urochloa brizantha var. ciliata (Basappa & Muniy.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair
- Urochloa brizantha var. ciliata (Basappa & Muniy.) S.K.Jain
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Temperate Asia, Urochloa brizantha (commonly known as Bread Grass or Palisade Signal Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia