Details for: PI 364568, Digitaria natalensis Stent, 1289


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
1289
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 364568 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria natalensis Stent
Top Name:
1289
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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: Ngoye Forest
Elevation: 400m.
Environment description: Open grassland

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
1289
Type: Collector identifier

AJO 0271
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Plants form clumps 0.3 m in diameter; tufted, rhizomatous
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoast finger grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters14 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters29 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower109 S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 364568 01 SD