ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Urochloa brizantha

Name author: (A.Rich.) R.D.Webster

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Urochloa
Species: Urochloa brizantha
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1987

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Urochloa brizantha. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

10 synonyms in this snapshot

Brachiaria brizanthaName author: (A.Rich.) Stapf
Brachiaria brizantha var. angustifoliaName author: Stent & J.M.Rattray
Brachiaria brizantha var. ciliataName author: Basappa & Muniy.
Brachiaria gangangalaensisName author: Vanderyst
Brachiaria manzonzeensisName author: Vanderyst
Panicum brizanthum var. lasiochloaName author: Chiov.
Panicum brizanthum var. latifoliumName author: Oliv.
Panicum brizanthum var. pandanifoliumName author: Peter
Panicum brizanthum var. polystachyumName author: De Wild. & T.Durand
Urochloa brizantha var. ciliataName author: (Basappa & Muniy.) S.K.Jain

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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