Details for: PI 590570, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., 'PRINCESS 77'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'PRINCESS 77'

Origin:

Developed – Arizona, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

19 Jun 1995

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'PRINCESS 77'

Origin:

Developed – Arizona, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

19 Jun 1995

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Developed

Arizona, United States

Developer(s):

Rodgers, Charlie, Seeds West, Inc.

Accession Names and Identifiers

'PRINCESS 77'

Type: Cultivar name

FMC-77

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

Measurements taken on 30 mature unmowed plants: mean stolon internode length of 32.6 mm, mean stolon internode diameter of 1.2 mm, mean culm height of 21.5 cm, mean leaf blade width shoot (3rd or 4th leaf below apical meristem) of 2.1 mm. One gram of seed contains 4,100 seeds. Intended use is for turfgrass. When maintained as a turfgrass, makes a very dense, dark green, fine textured turf relative to other seeded bermudagrass cultivars.

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Genus:

Cynodon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

12848

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 1:85. 1805

Verified:

07/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. afghanicus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. coursii (A. Camus) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (5 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon (269 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. elegans Rendle (2 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. polevansii (Stent) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (4 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. densus Hurcombe

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Bermuda grass		1	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
English	common couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	green couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Indian couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	plain couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Afrikaans	gewonekweek		2	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Arabic	najeel		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabic	theel		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)	Bermuda grass	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
French	chiendent pied-de-poule		2	Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
French (Canada)	chiendent pied-de-poule	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
Italian	gramina		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish	hundtandsgräs		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	gou ya gen		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

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