Details for: PI 299649, Digitaria natalensis Stent, 620


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
620
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
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Seed200 countPI 299649 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
620
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
February 1964.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Pineapple Research Station, East London
Elevation: 152m.
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
620
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Annual rainfall 30in. Rhizomatous perennial bunchgrass; 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.
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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 decimeters8 S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters14 S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters11 S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters33 S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 299649 01 SD