Poaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Brachiaria subquadripara

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Perennial

Growth—

Brachiaria subquadripara is widely adapted to the warm lowland tropics, but it is particularly suited to monsoon environments^[1]. It can also succeed in warm temperate climates where winters are mild and frosts are few or none^[2]. Prefers medium to light-textured soils of medium to high fertility^[1]. Plants are fairly shade tolerant^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Brachiaria+subquadripara>

Pollinators

Wind

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Invasive Species Compendium — http://www.cabi.org ↩︎An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
[3]Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae-Paniceae) in Malesia — Veldkamp J.F. · 1996 ↩︎A paper transferring various Brachiaria species to Urochloa, it also gives information on plant uses.
[4]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[5]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.