Details for: PI 299647, Digitaria natalensis Stent, 484

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Digitaria natalensis Stent

Top Name:

484

Origin:

Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

31 Aug 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 299647 01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Digitaria natalensis Stent

Top Name:

484

Origin:

Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

31 Aug 1964

PI Assigned:

1964

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

February 1964.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Locality: Two miles east of Mtubatuba, St. Lucia Road
Elevation: 91m.
Environment description: Disturbed white sand wasteland
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):

Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

484

Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

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Narrative

Rhizomatous perennial; clumps large; leaves to 15in high; heads to 48in high. Seeds.

Digitaria natalensis Stent

Genus:

Digitaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Anthephorinae

Nomen number:

14043

Place of publication:

Bothalia 3:152. 1936

Verified:

04/12/2018 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Autonym(s)
Digitaria natalensis Stent subsp. natalensis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Digitaria littoralis Stent
Digitaria littoralis Stent var. littoralis
Digitaria littoralis Stent var. prostrata Stent
Digitaria macroglossa Henrard
Digitaria macroglossa Henrard var. macroglossa
Digitaria macroglossa Henrard var. prostrata (Stent) Henrard
Digitaria natalensis Stent subsp. stentiana Henrard

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	coast finger grass			1	Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 12 Mar 1987, from Digitaria macroglossa Henrard to Digitaria natalensis Stent

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	5	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	14	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	11	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	3 - Well distributed	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	30	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	6	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Days from March 15 planting to first flower	150	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	Relative seed production	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	9 - Complete winter kill	S9.GRASSES	PI 299647 01 SD
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Plant - Image of plant	S9.GRASS.IMAGE.LOVELL.1983-1989		Not Available