Details for: PI 364528, Digitaria natalensis Stent, 1127

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Digitaria natalensis Stent

Top Name:

1127

Origin:

Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

15 Jun 1971

PI Assigned:

1971

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

179
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 364528 01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Digitaria natalensis Stent

Top Name:

1127

Origin:

Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

15 Jun 1971

PI Assigned:

1971

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Locality: Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Elevation: 400m.
Environment description: Open grassland, red clay soil

Collector(s):

Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

1127

Type: Collector identifier

AJO 0271

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

Rhizomatous, tufted

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.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	coast finger grass			1	Gibbs-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

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	6	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	14	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	9	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	3 - Well distributed	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	28	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	7	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Days from March 15 planting to first flower	109	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	Relative seed production	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	5 - (1 = Little or no damage, 9 = Complete winter kill)	S9.GRASSES	PI 364528 01 SD
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Herbarium - Image of herbarium sample	S9.GRASS.IMAGE.HERBARIUM.2005		Not Available