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Details for: PI 271178,
Heteropogon contortus
(L.) P. Beauv., 1438
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus
(L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1438
Origin:
Collected – India
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
19 Jan 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Inventory Volume:
169
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus
(L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1438
Origin:
Collected – India
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
19 Jan 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Source History
Collected
India
Locality:
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Collector(s):
Harlan, Jack Rodney, USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
1438
Type: Collector identifier
I.W.1005
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Heteropogon contortus
(L.) P. Beauv.
Genus:
Heteropogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
18953
Place of publication:
J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes, Syst. veg. 2:836. 1817
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/720525
Comment:
the combination was ascribed to Palisot de Beauvois, who was thanked for his contributions in vol. 1, p. xviii
Verified:
02/21/2022
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon contortus
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Heteropogon hirtus
Pers.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
black spear grass
1
Veldkamp, J. F.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
English
bunch spear grass
1
Veldkamp, J. F.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
English
bunched spear grass
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
spear grass
1
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.,
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA)
4:137.
English
tangle grass
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
tanglehead
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaans
assegaaigras
2
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010.
Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Afrikaans
steekgras
2
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010.
Ecocrop (on-line resource).
French
herbe à moutons
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French
herbe barbue
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French
herbe polisson
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
German
Speergras
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
flechinha
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanish
hierba torcida
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinese
huang mao
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
9
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
9
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
21
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
23
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
6
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available
STRESS
Winter Survival
Resistance to winter damage
9 - Complete winter kill
S9.GRASSES
PI 271178 or SD
Not Available