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Genus: Urochloa
Life
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about 12 species worldwide (Old World
tropics) of which six are native to southern Africa. Bushveld
signal grass Urochloa mosambicensis is used as a cereal in
rural areas of southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Urochloa
brachyura
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Urochloa
mosambicensis |
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Urochloa
oligotricha |
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Urochloa
panicoides |
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Urochloa
stolonifera |
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Urochloa
trichopus |
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