Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Urochloa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

Uses animal food fodder food gene source material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Urochloa maxima flower picture by Matthew Horrigan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Urochloa maxima world distribution map, present in New Zealand and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943748-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906855
COL ID 7DTRG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 721767
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Synonyms

Megathyrsus bivonanus Panicum bivonanum Panicum eburneum Panicum heynii Panicum hirsutissimum Panicum mahafalense Panicum mananarense Panicum praelongum Panicum sparsum Panicum teff Panicum tephrosanthum Panicum trichocondylum Panicum scaberrimum Panicum laeve Panicum pamplemoussense Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis Panicum maximum subsp. pubescens Panicum maximum var. coloratum Panicum maximum var. pubiglume Panicum maximum var. trichoglume Panicum jumentorum Urochloa maxima