Details for: PI 298997, Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, P.M.9 (Tuli Panicum)

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Top Name:

P.M.9 (Tuli Panicum)

Origin:

Donated – Zimbabwe

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

07 Jul 1964

PI Assigned:

1964

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

172
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 298997 01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Top Name:

P.M.9 (Tuli Panicum)

Origin:

Donated – Zimbabwe

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

07 Jul 1964

PI Assigned:

1964

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

07 July 1964.
Zimbabwe

Donor(s):

Department of Research and Specialist Services

Accession Names and Identifiers

P.M.9 (Tuli Panicum)

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Genus:

Megathyrsus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Melinidinae

Nomen number:

447623

Place of publication:

Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003

Verified:

01/05/2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var. coloratus (C. T. White) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs (0 active accession[s])
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var. maximus (0 active accession[s])
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var. pubiglumis (K. Schum.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Panicum maximum Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. maximum
Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R. D. Webster

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum hirsutissimum Steud.
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. hirsutissimum (Steud.) Oliv.
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume Robyns

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	green panic grass	as Panicum maximum	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) 4:172. Note: as Panicum maximum
English	Guinea grass		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	herbe de Guinée	as Panicum maximum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Panicum maximum
German	Guineagras	as Panicum maximum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Panicum maximum
Italian	erba della Guinea		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese (Brazil)	capim-colonião	as Panicum maximum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Panicum maximum
Spanish	mijo de Guinea	as Panicum maximum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Panicum maximum
Spanish	pasto Guinea	as Panicum maximum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Panicum maximum
Swedish	guineagräs		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Jan 2005, from Panicum maximum Jacq. to Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	6	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	14	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	14	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	3 - Well distributed	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	25	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	10	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	Relative seed production	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	9 - Complete winter kill	S9.GRASSES	PI 298997 01 SD