Details for: PI 299504, Cenchrus ciliaris L., Blue Buffalograss


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Top Name:
Blue Buffalograss
Origin:
Collected – Limpopo, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 299504 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.
Top Name:
Blue Buffalograss
Origin:
Collected – Limpopo, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
February 1964.
Limpopo, South Africa
Locality: Lowveld Research Station, Barberton
Elevation: 701m.
Environment description: Level terrain, black clay loam
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Blue Buffalograss
Type: Local name

319
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Leafy perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 24in high; seeds profusely. Seeds.
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
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican foxtail grass as Cenchrus ciliaris1CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Englishbuffel grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicsabat as Cenchrus ciliaris2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Frenchcenchrus cilié as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
GermanBüffelgras as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
GermanKlebgras as Cenchrus ciliaris2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1287.
Indiadhaman as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Italiancencro ciliare  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Spanishpasto buffel as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Spanish (Mexico)zacate buffel as Cenchrus ciliaris2Mejía-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.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters13 S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters30 S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 299504 01 SD