Urochondra Explained

Urochondra is a genus of plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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).^[4] The species grows in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and estuaries.^[5]

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

Notes and References

1. Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1947. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: plate 3457
2. 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
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/25520413 Tropicos, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E. Hubb.
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-449569 The Plant List, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E.Hubb.
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220013977 Flora of Pakistan, Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard