Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R.D.Webster

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Cornell University
PLANTS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
J. A. Wise 1
Poaceae
Brachiaria decumbens
Dominican Republic: Provincia de Samana, along the
southern coast of Sam and Bay, approximately 2 km southwest
of the migrant fishing village known as Naranjo Arriba, in
Los Haitises National Park. ca. 19°4TSf, 69o40'W. Elevation
40 - 80 m. Karst topography.
Voucher for PhD dissertation collected in experimental plots
situated in abandoned pastures. The grass is a species imported
from Brazil and planted in many improved pastures along the
coast of Samand Bay.
Specimen identified by T. A. Zanoni of the New York
Botanical Garden.
Feb 1994
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