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Details for: PI 349688,
Digitaria exilis
(Kippist) Stapf, Fundi
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria exilis
(Kippist) Stapf
Top Name:
Fundi
Origin:
Collected – Nigeria
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
27 Apr 1970
PI Assigned:
1970
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
178
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
100 count
PI 349688 CR02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria exilis
(Kippist) Stapf
Top Name:
Fundi
Origin:
Collected – Nigeria
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
27 Apr 1970
PI Assigned:
1970
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
Nigeria
Locality:
Riyom, Jos Plateau
Donated
27 April 1970.
Donor(s):
Webster, O.J., Institute for Agricultural Research
Accession Names and Identifiers
Fundi
Type: Local name
Narrative
Seed used for food in parts of Africa. Short-day plant.
Digitaria exilis
(Kippist) Stapf
Genus:
Digitaria
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Anthephorinae
Nomen number:
14016
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915:385. 1915
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11492913
Verified:
05/29/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Paspalum exile
Kippist
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Syntherisma exile
(Kippist) Newbold
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
fonio millet
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
hungry-rice
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
white fonio
1
Dansi, A. et al.
2010. Diversity, conservation and related wild species of Fonio millet (
Digitaria
spp.) in the northwest of Benin. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 57:827-839.
DOI:
10.1007/s10722-009-9522-3
.
English (Nigeria)
acha
from Hausa language
2
National Research Council.
1996. 3. Fonio (Acha). Lost crops of Africa. 1:59-75.
French
fonio
2
National Research Council.
1996. 3. Fonio (Acha). Lost crops of Africa. 1:59-75.
German
Fonio
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
digitaria
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
fundi-hirs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Descriptor
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in centimeters
4
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in centimeters
5.5
S9.MILLET.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 349688 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Plant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle
4
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in centimeters
16
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in centimeters
20
S9.MILLET.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 349688 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
21
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
23
S9.MILLET.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 349688 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
7
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
8
S9.MILLET.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 349688 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant
5
S9.MILLET.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 349688 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days to first flowering
190
S9.MILLET
PI 349688 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Plant - Image of Plant
S9.MILLET.IMAGE.2010
Not Available