Global InformationUrochloa brizantha information
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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. brizantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) R.Webster
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Urochloa brizantha (syn. Brachiaria brizantha) is a species of grass known by the common name palisade grass. It is often used as a forage for livestock.
Other common names include palisade signal grass, bread grass,[1] Mauritius grass,[2] Surinam grass,[3] large-seeded millet grass, big ashama,[4] Ceylon sheep grass, St. Lucia grass (English),[5] Palisadengras (German), braquiária, brizantão, capim-marandu (Brazilian Portuguese),[1] zacate señal, zacate signal,[2] pasto alambre, pasto señal, pasto braquiaria, pasto mulato (Spanish),[2] kamuxi (in Angola), gawrare (in Nigeria), and ya siknaentontang (in Thailand).[4]
- ^ a b "Urochloa brizantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Cook, B. G., et al. Brachiaria brizantha. Tropical Forages. CSIRO, DPI&F (Queensland), CIAT and ILRI, Brisbane, Australia. 2005.
- ^ Urochloa brizantha. USFS. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ^ a b Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 335.
- ^ Heuzé V., Tran G., Sauvant D., Lebas F., 2016. Bread grass (Brachiaria brizantha). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/490 Last updated on September 9, 2016, 16:15