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Details for: PI 354276,
Cenchrus elegans
(Hassk.) Veldkamp, 688
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus elegans
(Hassk.) Veldkamp
Top Name:
688
Origin:
Collected – Papua New Guinea
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 1970
PI Assigned:
1970
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
178
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus elegans
(Hassk.) Veldkamp
Top Name:
688
Origin:
Collected – Papua New Guinea
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 1970
PI Assigned:
1970
Source History
Collected
Papua New Guinea
Locality:
Mt. Hagen
Environment description:
Sunken garden
Collector(s):
Higgins, J.J., Plant Science Research Division
Winters, Harold F., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
688
Type: Collector identifier
W&H 0170
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Cane type grass to 2m; foliage red.
Cenchrus elegans
(Hassk.) Veldkamp
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
476767
Place of publication:
Blumea 59:68. 2014
Verified:
02/12/2016
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sericura elegans
Hassk.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus caninus
Morrone
Gymnotrix macrostachys
Brongn.
Pennisetum macrostachys
(Brongn.) Trin.
Saccharum caninum
Reinw. ex Blume
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Pacific fountain grass
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Name
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Nomenclature Name Change:
12 Feb 2016, from
Pennisetum macrostachys
(Brongn.) Trin. to
Cenchrus elegans
(Hassk.) Veldkamp
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received:
12 Jan 1998, from
Pennisetum
spp. to
Pennisetum macrostachys
(Brongn.) Trin.
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Descriptor
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
14
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
11
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
30
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
19
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
9 - Large
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
106
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 354276 01 SD
Not Available