Urochloa distachyos
Armgrass Millet, Green Summer Grass
Also known as: Brachiaria distachya (L.) Stapf +13 more
- Brachiaria distachya (L.) Stapf
- Brachiaria distachyos (L.) Stapf
- Brachiaria distachyos var. brevifolia E.G.Camus & A.Camus
- Brachiaria hybrida Basappa & Muniy.
- Digitaria distachya (L.) Pers.
- Digitaria distachyos (L.) Pers.
- Panicum distachyon L.
- Panicum distachyon var. pseudodistachyum (Hayata) Honda
- Panicum distachyum subsp. pseudodistachyum (Hayata) Honda
- Panicum distachyum var. brevifolium Wight & Arn. ex Hook.f.
- Panicum distachyum var. pseudodistachyum (Hayata) Honda
- Panicum pseudodistachyum Hayata
- Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q.Nguyen
- Urochloa hybrida (Basappa & Muniy.) Ashal. & V.J.Nair
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, the Pacific, and South America, Urochloa distachyos (commonly known as Armgrass Millet or Green Summer Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
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)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bahamas, Benin, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Southwest Caribbean, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre