Details for: PI 364831, Eragrostis superba Peyr., 1462


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
Top Name:
1462
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 364831 72i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
Top Name:
1462
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

South Africa
Locality: Red sandy soil, 20km south of Punda Milia, Kruger National Park

Donated
15 June 1971.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
1462
Type: Collector identifier

AJO 0271
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Tufted perennial, foliage to 0.5m high. Seed. 10
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:

15319
Place of publication:

H. Wawra & J. J. Peyritsch, Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 38:584. 1860
Comment:
Peyritsch authored all monocots in this treatment (see p. 582)
Verified:
03/16/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishheart-seed grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishsawtooth love grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
EnglishWilman love grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaansweeluiseragrostis  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
GermanHerzstraubgras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)capim-Massai  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishpasto avena  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.049 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf numberRelative number of leaves2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf PositionLeaf position (coded)2 - CAULINE GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf StrengthLeaf strength (coded)1 - TENDER GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYRoot TypeRoot type (coded)2 - BUNCH GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem HabitStem growth habit (coded).4 - OPEN GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem NumberStem number (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem StrengthStem strength (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem TextureStem texture (coded)2 - MEDIUM GRASS.W6PI 364831 72i SD