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Details for: PI 508606,
Hemarthria altissima
(Poir.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb., 385-79
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Hemarthria altissima
(Poir.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Top Name:
385-79
Origin:
Collected – Argentina
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1986
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Inventory Volume:
196
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Plant
1 count
PI 508606 01 PL
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Hemarthria altissima
(Poir.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Top Name:
385-79
Origin:
Collected – Argentina
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1986
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
07 February 1979.
Argentina
Locality:
INTA Experiment Station near Mercedes, Corrientes Province
Comment:
Received through 1979 USDA-ARS sponsored plant exploration to South America.
Collector(s):
Burson, Byron L., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
385-79
Type: Donor identifier
BB 0179
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Plants about 0.9m tall with few stolons.
Hemarthria altissima
(Poir.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Genus:
Hemarthria
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Ratzeburgiinae
Nomen number:
18849
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934:109. 1934
Verified:
04/18/2001
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rottboellia altissima
Poir.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Manisuris altissima
(Poir.) Hitchc.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
Batavian quick grass
1
Van Den Heuvel, E. & J. F. Veldkamp.
2000. Revision of
Hemarthria
(Gramineae-Andropogoneae-Rottboelliinae). Blumea 45:452.
English
halt grass
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
limpo grass
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
red quick
1
Ellis, R. P.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. English common names
English
red swamp grass
1
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
English
snake grass
1
Van Den Heuvel, E. & J. F. Veldkamp.
2000. Revision of
Hemarthria
(Gramineae-Andropogoneae-Rottboelliinae). Blumea 45:452.
English
swamp couch
1
Van Den Heuvel, E. & J. F. Veldkamp.
2000. Revision of
Hemarthria
(Gramineae-Andropogoneae-Rottboelliinae). Blumea 45:452.
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
14
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
15
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
15
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
27
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
10
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
121
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available
STRESS
Winter Survival
Resistance to winter damage
1 - Little or no damage
S9.GRASSES
PI 508606 01 SD
Not Available