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Details for: PI 404609,
Urochloa eminii
(Mez) Davidse, SURINAM GRASS
Summary
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Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Urochloa eminii
(Mez) Davidse
Top Name:
SURINAM GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Paraguarí, Paraguay
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
183
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:
Urochloa eminii
(Mez) Davidse
Top Name:
SURINAM GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Paraguarí, Paraguay
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
January 1975.
Paraguarí, Paraguay
Locality:
National Institute of Agronomy, Caapucu. Lat/lon accurate to Caapucu.
Coordinates:
-26.2167, -57.2000
(Map it)
Georeference protocol:
Lat/Lon determined from GIS
Comment:
Collected January-February, 1975.
Collector(s):
Burson, Byron L., USDA, ARS
Langford, W.R., S-9 Regional Plant Introduction Station
Accession Names and Identifiers
SURINAM GRASS
Type: Unverified name
202
Type: Collector identifier
L&B 0175
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
Stoloniferous, dense foliage.
Urochloa eminii
(Mez) Davidse
Genus:
Urochloa
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
411944
Place of publication:
L. Brako & J. L. Zarucchi, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45:1258. 1993
Verified:
10/04/1998
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum eminii
Mez
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Brachiaria eminii
(Mez) Robyns
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brachiaria decumbens
Stapf
Brachiaria ruziziensis
R. Germ. & C. M. Evrard
Urochloa decumbens
(Stapf) R. D. Webster
Urochloa ruziziensis
(R. Germ. & C. M. Evrard) Crins
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Basilisk signal grass
as
Brachiaria decumbens
1
Cameron, A. G. et al.
1995. Performance of forages introduced into Kalimantan, Indonesia, by the South-East Asian Forage Seeds Project. Genet. Res. Commun. 21:2.
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
English
Congo grass
as
Urochloa ruziziensis
1
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.,
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA)
4:65.
Note:
as
Brachiaria ruziziensis
English
Congo signal grass
as
Urochloa ruziziensis
1
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.,
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA)
4:65.
Note:
as
Brachiaria ruziziensis
English
ruzi grass
as
Urochloa ruziziensis
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Note:
as
Urochloa ruziziensis
English
signal grass
as
Urochloa decumbens
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
English
Surinam grass
as
Urochloa decumbens
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
German
Surinamgras
as
Urochloa decumbens
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
Portuguese
braquiária
as
Urochloa decumbens
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
Spanish
pasto alambre
as
Urochloa decumbens
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
Spanish
zacate Surinam
as
Urochloa decumbens
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Urochloa decumbens
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
23 Oct 1995, from
Brachiaria decumbens
Stapf to
Urochloa decumbens
(Stapf) R. D. Webster
Nomenclature Name Change:
09 Oct 2024, from
Urochloa decumbens
(Stapf) R. D. Webster to
Urochloa eminii
(Mez) Davidse
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Descriptor
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Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
4
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
9.2
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
12.7
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
8
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
19
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
1 - Basal
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
18
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
19
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
13
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
14
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
70
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
15
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
120
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
85
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.2011
PI 404609 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
STRESS
Winter Survival
Resistance to winter damage
9 - Complete winter kill
S9.GRASSES
PI 404609 or SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2011
Not Available