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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species is native to much of Africa, east through the Arabian Peninsula to the Indian Sub-continent. It has been introduced to parts of Europe, Australasia and North America (The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew 2012).
In India, it is widely distributed in Tamil Nadu (almost all districts), Maharashtra (common in all districts), Andhra Pradesh (Diguvametta), Kerala (Walayar in Palagat district), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Bhopal, Indore, Sidhi), Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
In the Arabian Peninsula, this species is known from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen (Cope 2007).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia; Belgium; Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Denmark; Egypt (Egypt (African part)); Eritrea; Ethiopia; Fiji; India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia (Namibia (main part)); Nepal; Oman; Pakistan; Réunion; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape Province); Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; United Kingdom (Great Britain); Yemen (North Yemen, South Yemen); Zambia; Zimbabwe
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population:
There is no information available on population trends in this species.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
This species typically occurs in wet sandy localities or along roadsides and rocky areas, as well as along ditches, canals, the bunds of paddy fields and along wet sandy shores.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
Often used as a fodder grass for both cattle and horses.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
There are no conservation measures in place and none needed.
Citation: Mani, S. 2013. Urochloa panicoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177192A17669796. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T177192A17669796.en. Downloaded on 10 February 2017.
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