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Details for: PI 221940,
Melica persica
Kunth
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melica persica
Kunth
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
09 Nov 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
162
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 221940 2005i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melica persica
Kunth
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
09 Nov 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Afghanistan
Locality:
From Khairkana Pass, Kabul.
Collector(s):
Smith, E.E., USDA-ARS
Donated
09 November 1954.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Smith, E.E., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Melica persica
Kunth
Genus:
Melica
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Meliceae
Nomen number:
23967
Place of publication:
Révis. gramin. 1:351, t. 89. 1830
Verified:
09/13/2010
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melica persica
Kunth subsp.
persica
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melica inaequiglumis
Boiss.
Melica persica
Kunth subsp.
inaequiglumis
(Boiss.) Bor
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
Swedish
perserslok
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
Saufferer, Sandy, USDA, ARS
. 2007. Located at Pullman, Washington. Inventory sample: PI 221940. Sandy Saufferer made Herbarium 1997 or earlier.
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Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.07
GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 221940 2005i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf number
Relative number of leaves
3 - FEW
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Position
Leaf position (coded)
2 - CAULINE
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
3 - SLIGHT
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
1 - ERECT
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Number
Stem number (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Strength
Stem strength (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Texture
Stem texture (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 221940 54o SD
Not Available