Details for: PI 299648, Digitaria natalensis Stent, Col. No. 488


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
Col. No. 488
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
Col. No. 488
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Locality: One mile east of St. Lucia
Elevation: 7m.
Environment description: Coastal dunes
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Col. No. 488
Type: Collector identifier
Coastal dunes, 1.6km east of St. Lucia

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Rhizomatous perennial; clumps large; leaves to 20in high; heads to 40in high. Used to stabilize dunes. Stolons.
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoast finger grass  1Gibbs-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
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters13 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters11 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters32 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower110 S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.VEG.96PI 299648 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSES.BYRON.96 Not Available