Details for: PI 275956, Themeda triandra Forssk., 18906


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Themeda triandra Forssk.
Top Name:
18906
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
17 Jul 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 275956 02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Themeda triandra Forssk.
Top Name:
18906
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
17 Jul 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Source History
Collected

Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Along road to Cradock, 20 miles southeast of Middleburg, Cape Province.
Elevation: 1067m.
Environment description: Karoo veldt, annual rain 12 to 20 inches, temperatures to 150 degrees fahrenheit.

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
18906
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Leafy perennial to 32 inches high. Well liked by livestock.
Themeda triandra Forssk.
Genus:
Themeda
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

36498
Place of publication:

Fl. aegypt.-arab. 178. 1775
Verified:
11/01/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Anthistiria australis R. Br.
Anthistiria imberbis Retz.
Themeda australis (R. Br.) Stapf
Themeda forskalii Hack.
Themeda imberbis (Retz.) T. Cooke

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishkangaroo 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) 4:222.
Englishred grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishred-oat  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishred-oat grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaansrooigras  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters16.5 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters14 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters16.5 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters24 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters18 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters33 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3.7 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters19 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters7 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters4 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower118 S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower131 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 275956 02 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSESPI 275956 01 SDNot Available