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Details for: PI 538753,
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty, Hyb.-7
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
Top Name:
Hyb.-7
Origin:
Donated – India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
03 Jan 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 538753 03 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
Top Name:
Hyb.-7
Origin:
Donated – India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
03 Jan 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
03 January 1990.
India
Donor(s):
Gupta, R., National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resour.
Accession Names and Identifiers
Hyb.-7
Type: Donor identifier
BE 2668
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Developed for essential oil production. Essential oil content 1.08%. Odor value slightly camphoraceous, peppery, woody-earthy, slightly aldehydic.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
Genus:
Chrysopogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Chrysopogoninae
Nomen number:
424704
Place of publication:
Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 22:106. 1960
Verified:
03/18/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phalaris zizanioides
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anatherum zizanioides
(L.) Hitchc. & Chase
Andropogon zizanioides
(L.) Urb.
Vetiveria zizanioides
(L.) Nash
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon muricatus
Retz.
Andropogon odoratus
Steud., nom. inval.
Vetiveria odoratissima
Bory ex Cloquet
Invalid Designation(s)
Andropogon squarrosus
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
cuscus grass
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
1
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
English
khus-khus
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
1
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
English
khus-khus grass
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
1
Englert, J. M. et al.
1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Note:
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
English
vetiver
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
1
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
English
vetiver grass
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
1
Englert, J. M. et al.
1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
French
chiendent odorant
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds.
1999. Essential-oil plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.,
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA)
19:167-172.
Note:
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
French
vétiver
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
German
Vetivergras
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
India
khas-khas
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-de-cheiro
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-sândalo
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
patchuli-falso
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
zacate violeta
as
Vetiveria zizanioides
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Swedish
vetivergräs
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:
18 Mar 2003, from
Vetiveria zizanioides
(L.) Nash to
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
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Description:
Selection no. 5 from P1 39-1/P2
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
15
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
23
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
23.6
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
25
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
12
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
28
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
1 - Basal
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
68
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
76
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
10.3
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
6
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
9 - Large
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
77
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
16
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
8
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
164
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
175
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 538753 03 SD
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.96
PI 538753 02 SD
Not Available