Details for: PI 301632, Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake, A 5409


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Top Name:
A 5409
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 301632 03 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Top Name:
A 5409
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

India

Donated
1964.


Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
A 5409
Type: Unverified name

Narrative
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Genus:
Bothriochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

103434
Place of publication:

Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 80:62. 1969
Verified:
09/26/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake subsp. bladhii (0 active accession[s])
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake subsp. glabra (Roxb.) B. K. Simon (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon bladhii Retz.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAustralian bluestem  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
EnglishBurnett River-bluegrass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishCaucasian bluestem as Bothriochloa caucasica1Harlan, J. R. & H. R. Chheda. 1963. Studies on the origin of Caucasin bluestem, Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C. E. Hubbard. Crop Sci. (Madison) 3:37-39. Note: probable hybrid Bothriochloa intermedia × Capillipedium sp. (prob. C. parviflorum)
Englishforest-bluegrass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishplains bluestem  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishpurple plume grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Afrikaansblouklosgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Aug 2025, from Bothriochloa odorata (J. R. Lisboa) A. Camus to Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters1 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters13.7 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters22 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters36 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters52 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters11.1 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters10 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters6 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters8 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower125 S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower95 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 301632 03 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production9 - Sparse S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSESPI 301632 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFlower - Image of flower S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databasePlant - Image of plant S9.GRASS.IMAGE.BYRON.2005 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databasePlant - Image of plant S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009 Not Available