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Details for: PI 404634,
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, GUINEA GRASS
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
Top Name:
GUINEA GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Central, 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
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Seed
200 count
PI 404634 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
Top Name:
GUINEA GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Central, 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.
Central, Paraguay
Locality:
On Route 1, 1 km west of Ita.
Coordinates:
-25.4833, -57.3667
(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
GUINEA GRASS
Type: Unverified name
224
Type: Collector identifier
L&B 0175
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
Fine leaf type plant approximately 1.8m high at flowering. Leaves 1.2 to 1.3m high, fine stems.
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
Genus:
Megathyrsus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
447623
Place of publication:
Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003
Verified:
01/05/2005
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var.
coloratus
(C. T. White) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
(0 active accession[s])
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var.
maximus
(0 active accession[s])
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var.
pubiglumis
(K. Schum.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum maximum
Jacq.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum maximum
Jacq. var.
maximum
Urochloa maxima
(Jacq.) R. D. Webster
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum hirsutissimum
Steud.
Panicum maximum
Jacq. var.
hirsutissimum
(Steud.) Oliv.
Panicum maximum
Jacq. var.
trichoglume
Robyns
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green panic grass
as
Panicum maximum
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)
4:172.
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
English
Guinea grass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
herbe de Guinée
as
Panicum maximum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
German
Guineagras
as
Panicum maximum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
Italian
erba della Guinea
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-colonião
as
Panicum maximum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
Spanish
mijo de Guinea
as
Panicum maximum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
Spanish
pasto Guinea
as
Panicum maximum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Panicum maximum
Swedish
guineagräs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
05 Jan 2005, from
Panicum maximum
Jacq. to
Megathyrsus maximus
(Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
11
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
15
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
12
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
1 - Basal
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
25
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
15
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
120
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 404634 01 SD