Urochloa nigropedata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Urochloa |
Species: | U. nigropedata
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Binomial name | |
Urochloa nigropedata (Munro ex Ficalho &
Hiern) A.M.Torres & C.M.Morton
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Urochloa nigropedata (spotted brachiaria, Afrikaans: swartvoetjie, Juǀʼhoan: beye- ǁxui-doa, German: Schwarzfüßchen) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family ( Poaceae). It is native to Southern Africa the tropical regions of South Africa and East Africa. [2] Urochloa nigropedata is used as fodder grass in Namibia. [3]
As a pioneering grass, it has also environmental uses such as revegetation and soil binding. [4]