Urochondra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Zoysiinae
Genus: Urochondra
Species: U. setulosa
Name

Urochondra C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35: t. 3457 (1947)
monotypic taxon

References

Hubbard, C.E. (1947) Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: , pl. 3457.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Urochondra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Urochondra. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
Tropicos.org 2013. Urochondra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Urochondra. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Urochondra is a genus of plants in the grass family.[3][4][5] The only known species is Urochondra setulosa, native to northeastern Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Socotra) and southwestern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, northwestern India, and Sindh Province in Pakistan).[2][6] The species grows in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and estuaries.[7]
References

In: Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: pl. 3457. 1947. "Name - Urochondra C.E.Hubb". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1947. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: plate 3457
Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1840. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles. Seconde Partie: Sciences Naturelles 6(2): 55
Tropicos, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E. Hubb.
The Plant List, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E.Hubb.
Flora of Pakistan, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard