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Brachiaria paspaloides

Brachiaria paspaloides

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Brachiaria paspaloides

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Ngeongeo T? (MT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Asia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land, lowlands

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Scientific Taxonomy

Brachiaria paspaloides (Presl)
SYNONYMS: Panicum ambiguum [incl. TC & GW]; Urochloa

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); COMMELINIDAE; Cyperales; POACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.1/330 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.303 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.20 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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