Urochloa deflexa
Deflexed Brachiaria, False Signal Grass
Other regional names: Guinea Millet
- Guinea Millet
Also known as: Brachiaria clavuliseta Chiov. +14 more
- Brachiaria clavuliseta Chiov.
- Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb. ex Robyns
- Brachiaria deflexa var. sativa Portères
- Brachiaria regularis (Nees) Stapf
- Brachiaria stapfiana Basappa & Muniy.
- Panicum clavulisetum Chiov.
- Panicum glycerioides Chiov.
- Panicum nudiglume Hochst.
- Panicum petiveri var. nudiglume (Hochst.) Chiov.
- Panicum petiveri var. robustissimum Chiov.
- Panicum ramosum var. deflexum (Schumach.) Peter
- Panicum regulare Nees
- Panicum sorghi Delile
- Pseudobrachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) Launert
- Urochloa stapfiana (Basappa & Muniy.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Urochloa deflexa (commonly known as Deflexed Brachiaria or False Signal Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, 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)
Alabama, Florida, Taiwan