Details for: PI 383330, Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei, 831b


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei
Top Name:
831b
Origin:
Collected – Mozambique
Received by NPGS:
20 Sep 1973
PI Assigned:
1973
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 383330 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei
Top Name:
831b
Origin:
Collected – Mozambique
Received by NPGS:
20 Sep 1973
PI Assigned:
1973
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
December 1968.
Mozambique
Locality: Townlands on main road to Beira, 80.5 km west of old border post
Elevation: 1100m.

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
831b
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Disturbed road verges into mixed Msasa woodland. Grows in patches, also in adjacent open woodland that is apparently undisturbed. Perennial, mostly 50 to 70cm high, base strongly flattened, leaf sheaths folded, blades sharply keeled. Inflroescence digitate, racemes 5 to 8, brown. 2 forms occur, 1 with bright green leaves, other blue-green. This is the blue-green form. Granite gravel and rubble soil.
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei
Genus:
Eustachys
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

16464
Place of publication:

Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 9:56. 1910
Verified:
09/25/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cynosurus paspaloides Vahl

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon capensis Houtt.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chloris capensis Thell.

Invalid Designation(s)
Eustachys mutica auct.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred Rhodes grass  1Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters5 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters28 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower100 S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage3 - (1 = Little or no damage, 9 = Complete winter kill) S9.GRASSESPI 383330 01 SD