Details for: PI 133898, Cenchrus ciliaris L., 'Blue'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cenchrus ciliaris L.

Cultivar:

'Blue'

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

10 Aug 1939

PI Assigned:

1939

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

140
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 133898 01 SD

Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf

USA – Arizona

Class C Noxious Weed
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/arizona_npb_summary_061124.pdf

USA – Arizona (as Pennisetum ciliare)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cenchrus ciliaris L.

Cultivar:

'Blue'

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

10 Aug 1939

PI Assigned:

1939

Source History

Collected

South Africa

Donated

10 August 1939.
Transvaal, South Africa

Donor(s):

National Gene Bank

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Blue'

Type: Cultivar name

Narrative

A perennial grass with ascending stems up to 2ft high. Native to South Africa.

Cenchrus ciliaris L.

Genus:

Cenchrus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

9794

Place of publication:

Mant. pl. 2:302. 1771

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/16/2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum cenchroides Rich.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus glaucus C. R. Mudaliar & Sundararaj
Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
Pennisetum incomptum Nees

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	African foxtail grass	as Cenchrus ciliaris	1	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
English	buffel grass		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic	sabat	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
French	cenchrus cilié	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
German	Büffelgras	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
German	Klebgras	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1287.
India	dhaman	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Italian	cencro ciliare		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Spanish	pasto buffel	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Spanish (Mexico)	zacate buffel	as Cenchrus ciliaris	2	Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 16 Sep 2008, from Cenchrus ciliaris L. to Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
Nomenclature Name Change: 16 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link to Cenchrus ciliaris L.
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 19 Aug 1997, from Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link to Cenchrus ciliaris L.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	12	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	9	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	21	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	2 - Cauline	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	43	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	10	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Days from March 15 planting to first flower	108	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	Relative seed production	9 - Sparse	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	9 - Complete winter kill	S9.GRASSES	PI 133898 01 SD