Details for: PI 300027, Microchloa afra Nees, 312


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Microchloa afra Nees
Top Name:
312
Origin:
Collected – 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:
Microchloa afra Nees
Top Name:
312
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
February 1964.
South Africa
Locality: Bank of Nel River, 4 miles north of Nelspruit
Elevation: 960m.
Environment description: Rocky outcrop
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
312
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 8in. Seeds.
Microchloa afra Nees
Genus:
Microchloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

510290
Place of publication:

Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 246. 1841
Verified:
07/22/2024 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Microchloa caffra Nees, orth. var.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoastal red milkwood as Microchloa caffra1 
Englishpincushion grass as Microchloa caffra1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58 Note: as Microchloa caffra
Afrikaanselsgras as Microchloa caffra2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58 Note: as Microchloa caffra
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 22 Jul 2024, from Microchloa caffra Nees, orth. var. to Microchloa afra Nees
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters1 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters13 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters2 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower168 S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 300027 or SDNot Available